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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This perception could turn those who, like Le Pen and Georgescu, are penalized by those institutions, into martyrs, warned Mounk.
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Also, his team told him over the radio, basically, don’t do anything stupid, Nato is going to be penalized for not using all his Attack Mode.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
But it is considered a civil violation, which can be penalized by deportation.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
For example, interpreting budget shopping as financial instability could unfairly penalize lower-income consumers.
—Jon Jacobson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Also, his team told him over the radio, basically, don’t do anything stupid, Nato is going to be penalized for not using all his Attack Mode.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
But it is considered a civil violation, which can be penalized by deportation.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
For example, interpreting budget shopping as financial instability could unfairly penalize lower-income consumers.
—Jon Jacobson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalize. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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