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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to remove usually visible impurities from
the use of egg shells to fine wine
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Recent Examples of fined
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Drivers also risk being fined by TLC Police, who are actively enforcing against Empower trips.
—Naomi Ruchim, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
In November 2024, the state Department of Public Health in a consent order fined Waterbury Hospital $60,000 for violations of state law and called on the hospital to develop, review and revise policies and procedures related to staffing levels, abuse prevention and other policies.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Lucas on $50,000 fine for court storming The ACC fined UM $50,000 as punishment for its fans storming the court after the win over UNC.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Humpal was fined $8,000 in 2024 for a 2023 manure leak and in 2017, he was asked to pay more than $15,000 for the restitution of dead fish and a department fine after manure flowed off a hay field and killed about 35,000 fish.
—Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 10 Feb. 2026
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services notified 27 hospitals from June 2022 to May 2025 that they would be fined for lack of compliance with the rules.
—Darius Tahir, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
Apple Daily and its affiliated companies were fined 6 million Hong Kong Dollars ($767,000).
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
The Big 12 fined Colorado $50,000 in September after football fans directed expletives and religious slurs at Mormons during a game against the Cougars in Boulder.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
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His mismanagement was so reckless that key duties were stripped from the agency, & he was fined by the Texas Ethics Commission for misusing state & campaign funds.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Drivers also risk being fined by TLC Police, who are actively enforcing against Empower trips.
—Naomi Ruchim, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
In November 2024, the state Department of Public Health in a consent order fined Waterbury Hospital $60,000 for violations of state law and called on the hospital to develop, review and revise policies and procedures related to staffing levels, abuse prevention and other policies.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Lucas on $50,000 fine for court storming The ACC fined UM $50,000 as punishment for its fans storming the court after the win over UNC.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Humpal was fined $8,000 in 2024 for a 2023 manure leak and in 2017, he was asked to pay more than $15,000 for the restitution of dead fish and a department fine after manure flowed off a hay field and killed about 35,000 fish.
—Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 10 Feb. 2026
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services notified 27 hospitals from June 2022 to May 2025 that they would be fined for lack of compliance with the rules.
—Darius Tahir, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
Apple Daily and its affiliated companies were fined 6 million Hong Kong Dollars ($767,000).
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
The Big 12 fined Colorado $50,000 in September after football fans directed expletives and religious slurs at Mormons during a game against the Cougars in Boulder.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Fined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fined. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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