as in punished
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
the player was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct
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Recent Examples of penalized
Property owners who fail to respond to the city can also be penalized.
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Brian Maass,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
This was competitors at each other’s throats – sure, literally so is a bit much – and variously penalized for it.
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Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Men too experience gender bias at work and may be penalized for caring behaviors, so normalizing and rewarding care work performed by men can help illustrate that care work is imperative for a healthy workplace culture for all.
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Holly Corbett,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Meanwhile, median household income has remained broadly flat over the same period, a dynamic that has primarily penalized younger prospective homebuyers.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Market sentiment has penalized legacy automakers for slowing EV adoption, but these weren't profitable anyway.
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Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
Chiarella takes time between bouts of danger to show affection and intimacy that, in defiance of teen-slasher formula, isn’t immediately penalized with sadism.
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Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Instead, StubHub automatically sided with the confused buyer and penalized you.
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Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Some buzz in and wager a guess, while others avoid getting penalized for a wrong response.
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Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
This was competitors at each other’s throats – sure, literally so is a bit much – and variously penalized for it.
—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Men too experience gender bias at work and may be penalized for caring behaviors, so normalizing and rewarding care work performed by men can help illustrate that care work is imperative for a healthy workplace culture for all.
—
Holly Corbett,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Meanwhile, median household income has remained broadly flat over the same period, a dynamic that has primarily penalized younger prospective homebuyers.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Market sentiment has penalized legacy automakers for slowing EV adoption, but these weren't profitable anyway.
—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
Chiarella takes time between bouts of danger to show affection and intimacy that, in defiance of teen-slasher formula, isn’t immediately penalized with sadism.
—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Instead, StubHub automatically sided with the confused buyer and penalized you.
—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Some buzz in and wager a guess, while others avoid getting penalized for a wrong response.
—
Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penalized
punished
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Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said.
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Months later, Brian Cox told The Hollywood Reporter in December 2024 that Spacey had been punished enough.
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“Penalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalized. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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