as in punitive
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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
Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
However, the universe is not punishing you with this anticipatory period.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
The settlement would produce rules that appear to violate state laws, including those in Virginia and Georgia that prohibit the NCAA and conferences from punishing a college for offering athletes compensation for their NIL.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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
However, the universe is not punishing you with this anticipatory period.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
The settlement would produce rules that appear to violate state laws, including those in Virginia and Georgia that prohibit the NCAA and conferences from punishing a college for offering athletes compensation for their NIL.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punishing
Adjective
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But punitive measures hardly seem to have slowed their roll.Adriana Lee, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
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For the moment, Russia and Iran remain Assad’s most crucial allies, but other countries have recently chosen to take a less punitive approach to his government, despite the sanctions risks.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 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
Verb
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El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender in 2021, and since that moment, the IMF has been criticizing and opposing this decision.Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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That is criticizing the policies of the government, which is the right of every American.Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
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And then the harder one is higher frequencies because that’s related to the distance of the ear buds transducer to your ear, and correcting for all those things.Andrew Williams, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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The movie can only go so far in correcting that, supplying shades and facial expressions absent from the actual toy line.Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Punishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punishing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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