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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Net of this, sales were slightly positive, driven by the solidity of the European market, while business in North America was penalized by an election year and the climate of uncertainty that affected business and consumer confidence.
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Luisa Zargani, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
Eleventh-hour behind the scenes talks between the trade partners could not stop the president from moving forward with his plans to penalize the nations with new tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2025
Since last year, schools across the country have enacted a litany of new measures to penalize discrimination, disruptive protests and code-of-conduct violations.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
Golf fans everywhere were up in arms as the debate raged about whether Clark should be penalized.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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Luisa Zargani, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
Eleventh-hour behind the scenes talks between the trade partners could not stop the president from moving forward with his plans to penalize the nations with new tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2025
Since last year, schools across the country have enacted a litany of new measures to penalize discrimination, disruptive protests and code-of-conduct violations.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
Golf fans everywhere were up in arms as the debate raged about whether Clark should be penalized.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalize. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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