as in to punish
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
the player was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct
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That order aims to suspend a ban that went into effect after the Supreme Court last week upheld the validity of a national security law that would penalize app stores and service providers for hosting TikTok unless ByteDance sold it.
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025
Unlike other high-end restaurants that charge steep fees for no-shows, 10 Cubed does not penalize its residents.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Shesterkin was penalized two minutes for leaving the goalie's crease.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump's TikTok executive order, which directs the attorney general not to enforce a ban for 75 days and make clear to U.S. companies that they won't be penalized, rests on murky legal grounds.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025
Unlike other high-end restaurants that charge steep fees for no-shows, 10 Cubed does not penalize its residents.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Shesterkin was penalized two minutes for leaving the goalie's crease.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump's TikTok executive order, which directs the attorney general not to enforce a ban for 75 days and make clear to U.S. companies that they won't be penalized, rests on murky legal grounds.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalize. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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