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as in controlled
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as in manageable
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as in chaste
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as in punished
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
the pranksters were severely disciplined for their irresponsible stunt
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Recent Examples of disciplined
Kyle Westaway, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The club was put behind the eight ball by a trio of first-period penalties as the blue line struggled to play disciplined hockey.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Catrina Barker | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Dec. 2024
Raise that by the increasing possibility of being caught and disciplined for using AI to bypass or shortcut school assignments, and generative AI use among students will likely stagnate.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The Bottom Line While 2024 showed some recovery in the venture capital market, the data suggests a more measured, disciplined startup funding environment has emerged post-2021.
—Kyle Westaway, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The club was put behind the eight ball by a trio of first-period penalties as the blue line struggled to play disciplined hockey.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Verb
When the workers decline to participate in these meetings, there’s nothing that prevents them from being fired or disciplined.
—Catrina Barker | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Dec. 2024
Raise that by the increasing possibility of being caught and disciplined for using AI to bypass or shortcut school assignments, and generative AI use among students will likely stagnate.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplined
Adjective
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The program's framework encourages a cooperative relationship with the IRS, allowing taxpayers to address discrepancies in a more controlled and predictable manner.—
Jessica Ledingham, J.D., LL.M.,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Her first poetry collection, 2019’s Hard Damage, is a controlled and imaginative exploration of the effect of exile on the self.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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That makes $1 billion in annual streaming losses manageable.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
20 Mar. 2025
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At the very least, the centralized app seems poised to make the increasingly complicated job of NHL general manager slightly more manageable.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Hellbent on destroying the pure, chaste and overly self-righteous preacher who denied her satisfaction, Salome performs a seductive dance at her stepfather Herod’s birthday feast.—
E.R. Zarevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025
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The medieval image of rape—as the act of a violent stranger upon a chaste victim who goes straight to the authorities—persisted undisturbed in American courts through the nineteen-sixties.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Duran is currently serving a three-match suspension after the club failed in a bid to overturn it but could now be punished further.—
Ben Burrows,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Or will they be punished for what Gi-hun and his friends tried to do in the Season 2 finale?—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The statement, written by lawmakers who are typically more restrained in their comments given their sensitive roles on security issues, contained some of the party’s most pointed criticism yet of Mr. Trump and Mr. Musk just hours before the president was to address a joint session of Congress.—
Carl Hulse,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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His restrained direction keeps the brothers in check and underpowered.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Competition with Islam led Christians to adjust their views on pacifism and procreation: by the twelfth century, violence against Muslims was holy and the production of children to aid in the fight was, for those not required to be celibate, a Christian duty.—
S. C. Cornell,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
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For instance, singer Omarion recently revealed that he’s been celibate for the past three years during an interview with André Duqum’s Know Thyself podcast.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2024
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More importantly to the court proceedings that would follow in later decades, the group stressed that women are subservient to men, a belief that William wholeheartedly embraced, his ex-wife says.—
Justin Wingerter,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
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So essentially, Hera takes this subservient position as a compromise to keep reality from crumbling.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Seven years later, Trump remains steadfast in his support of the act, giving advocates on both sides of the aisle a sense of cautious optimism about the possibility of more reform.—
Taylor Millard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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In many ways, however, the tradition and Peterson’s dedication to it remain steadfast.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Disciplined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplined. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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