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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Recent Examples of penalize
Two years ago, Indiana lawmakers began the legislative session with proposals to penalize hospitals for charging high prices.
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Otherwise, the training algorithm penalizes the student, discouraging it from producing similar outputs.
—ArsTechnica, 7 July 2025
This is no fault of the seller, and they should not be penalized for it.
—Richard Parker, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Bearman was penalized with a 10-place grid drop penalty for the Grand Prix, and four penalty points were added to his superlicense.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Otherwise, the training algorithm penalizes the student, discouraging it from producing similar outputs.
—ArsTechnica, 7 July 2025
This is no fault of the seller, and they should not be penalized for it.
—Richard Parker, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Bearman was penalized with a 10-place grid drop penalty for the Grand Prix, and four penalty points were added to his superlicense.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for penalize
punish
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The Boston Federal Reserve is already testing CBDC programs, and the examples of abuse are everywhere: China's social credit system, which punishes citizens for political dissent, and Canada freezing of truckers' bank accounts in 2022 for protesting vaccine mandates.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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The 22-year-old Shelton was utterly dominant in his first two matches of the tournament, punishing opponents with blistering serves and thunderous ground strokes.—
Jacob Steinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
26 July 2025
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalize. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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