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as in penalizing
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
the child was punished for breaking dishes on purpose if caught, the thief will be severely punished
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Recent Examples of punishing
Cody Slach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Others walk several hours each way, often across rough terrain, leaving them vulnerable to punishing weather and even violence.
—Cynthia Tully, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The conflict between those two impulses helps explain the difficult struggle to reform US health care and the history of voters punishing politicians who do try to change the system.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
The athletes raised several types of objections, including that the settlement appears to violate state laws that forbid the NCAA or a conference from punishing a college for offering athletes compensation for their NIL.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2024
On the flip side of the Israel divide, several people who spoke to Variety insist that Hollywood is punishing talent for voicing a pro-Palestinian viewpoint.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Another proposal called for banning the Pentagon from punishing troops based on their COVID-19 vaccination status and reinstating those who were discharged for not getting vaccinated.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Timberwolves' Financial Woes The new CBA contains punishing restrictions for teams that go well above the luxury-tax line.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
With consumer attitudes skewed toward caring for expensive items and punishing cheaper ones, should Primark consider raising retail prices?
—Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Many companies will report strong quarterly growth with a weak (or even modestly positive) outlook but scratch their head as to why the market is punishing the stock.
—Cody Slach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Others walk several hours each way, often across rough terrain, leaving them vulnerable to punishing weather and even violence.
—Cynthia Tully, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The conflict between those two impulses helps explain the difficult struggle to reform US health care and the history of voters punishing politicians who do try to change the system.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
The athletes raised several types of objections, including that the settlement appears to violate state laws that forbid the NCAA or a conference from punishing a college for offering athletes compensation for their NIL.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2024
On the flip side of the Israel divide, several people who spoke to Variety insist that Hollywood is punishing talent for voicing a pro-Palestinian viewpoint.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Another proposal called for banning the Pentagon from punishing troops based on their COVID-19 vaccination status and reinstating those who were discharged for not getting vaccinated.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Timberwolves' Financial Woes The new CBA contains punishing restrictions for teams that go well above the luxury-tax line.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
With consumer attitudes skewed toward caring for expensive items and punishing cheaper ones, should Primark consider raising retail prices?
—Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punishing
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Companies currying favor have been replaced with those reacting to a climate of fear—of punishing lawsuits, of punitive regulatory reactions—fear that democracy is being replaced by a kind of klepto-feudalism.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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The district's goal is to be supportive, rather than punitive — but Roberts said that's a delicate balance with the state's new law.Linh Ta, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recently, a Massachusetts high school was sued by parents after disciplining a student for using AI to generate notes and an outline for a social studies paper.Gerui Wang, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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In 2016, the MPS removed school police from its buildings due to concerns that law enforcement were unnecessarily disciplining students.Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
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Making it in Russia while criticizing Vladimir Putin?Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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The words echo Delay, Deny, Defend, the title of a 2010 book criticizing the insurance industry.Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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When Nolan asked if Paul Mescal will star in the film, Scott initially said yes before correcting himself that Mescal’s schedule may prevent them from reuniting.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Walsh said credit is also due for correcting those systems.Fred Topel, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Punishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punishing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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