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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View Comments In effect, Rosenworcel is saying that FCC procedures shouldn’t be used to penalize an adversary of the current administration, lest the same thing happen under the next administration.
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Brian Stelter, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
TikTok is staring at a potential ban in the U.S. if the Supreme Court decides to uphold a national security law in which service providers such as Apple and Google would be penalized for hosting the app after the Sunday deadline.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Too often, funding policies penalize rural schools for their smaller sizes by supporting the closure and consolidation of schools and overlooking their need for more money to account for lower revenue from local and property taxes.
—Darren Dubose, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
One week on from their controversial battle in Austin, where Norris was penalized for passing Verstappen with all four wheels off the race track, sparking confusion among his peers and a review of racing guidelines ahead of 2025, Verstappen went all out in his aggression toward Norris.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Brian Stelter, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
TikTok is staring at a potential ban in the U.S. if the Supreme Court decides to uphold a national security law in which service providers such as Apple and Google would be penalized for hosting the app after the Sunday deadline.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Too often, funding policies penalize rural schools for their smaller sizes by supporting the closure and consolidation of schools and overlooking their need for more money to account for lower revenue from local and property taxes.
—Darren Dubose, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
One week on from their controversial battle in Austin, where Norris was penalized for passing Verstappen with all four wheels off the race track, sparking confusion among his peers and a review of racing guidelines ahead of 2025, Verstappen went all out in his aggression toward Norris.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalize. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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