as in imposed
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
the police will fine you for driving with one headlight out
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as in filtered
to remove usually visible impurities from
the use of egg shells to fine wine
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Recent Examples of fined
Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Residing in Britain, the couple was fined a total of €450 each (about $529) and ordered to leave the historic center for 48 hours.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Just last year, Delaware fined Highmark $329,000 for violating mental health parity laws, which aim to ensure that mental health and physical health insurance claims are treated equally.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
The Federal Communications Commission fined the three major carriers last year for violations revealed in 2018.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, the NFL fined Carter $57,222, and his ejection early in the first quarter of the Week 1 game counted as serving a one-game suspension, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Mark Perlstein, 60, was sentenced to 25 months and fined $15,000.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
All four individuals sanctioned by the Leagues Cup were also fined for their conduct.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
She was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $750.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
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The year before, two French tourists were fined and expelled for skinny dipping in the canal under the moonlight.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Residing in Britain, the couple was fined a total of €450 each (about $529) and ordered to leave the historic center for 48 hours.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Just last year, Delaware fined Highmark $329,000 for violating mental health parity laws, which aim to ensure that mental health and physical health insurance claims are treated equally.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
The Federal Communications Commission fined the three major carriers last year for violations revealed in 2018.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, the NFL fined Carter $57,222, and his ejection early in the first quarter of the Week 1 game counted as serving a one-game suspension, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Mark Perlstein, 60, was sentenced to 25 months and fined $15,000.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
All four individuals sanctioned by the Leagues Cup were also fined for their conduct.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
She was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $750.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Fined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fined. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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