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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
Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Your disciplined patience sends a stabilizing signal, and others relax because expectations match capacity, so the path forward looks both ambitious and doable.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Under its previous name, two doctors were disciplined after patient deaths in 2017 and 2021, one with license revocation and one with a fine and a Brazilian butt lift ban.
—Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
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Adjective
Bottom line The Oilers are pivoting this offseason, as the owner, management and key players are laser focused on playing a more disciplined style.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Your disciplined patience sends a stabilizing signal, and others relax because expectations match capacity, so the path forward looks both ambitious and doable.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Verb
The officers involved in the incident, whom Harris did not identify by name or rank, have been disciplined.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Under its previous name, two doctors were disciplined after patient deaths in 2017 and 2021, one with license revocation and one with a fine and a Brazilian butt lift ban.
—Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplined
Adjective
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Hurteau says while many land managers and fire experts have been working to restore forest health, there still isn't nearly enough controlled burning being done.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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That translates to asking your stylist for something that sits between the lip and chin with a very blunt, controlled perimeter.—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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The bottom line Carrying debt into retirement isn't unusual right now, and a manageable balance, on its own, isn't a crisis.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Florida’s personal injury protection statute requires initial medical services and care within 14 days after a motor vehicle accident for PIP medical benefits to apply, hence why injured people should not wait to get evaluated, even when symptoms initially seem manageable.—
Matthew Kayser,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Deadhead your chaste tree in late winter to promote flowering in the spring and summer months.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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Features chaste berry, cramp bark, shatavari root, dandelion root and ginger.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Verb
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That is just one example of many Christian and conservative athletes have been unfairly punished because of their religious and political beliefs because Major League Baseball and its teams have decided what political and religious beliefs are acceptable.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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But the players were not punished.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Elinor Dashwood is the epitome of Sense—self-contained, controlled, restrained.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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When a court issues a domestic violence protective order, federal law prohibits the restrained person from possessing a gun.—
Sativa Banks,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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The idea, as the filing shows, is that the new company can use Starlink’s revenue plus SpaceX’s launch business to subsidize the AI buildout, and use xAI’s technology to make Mars actually governable at scale.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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In the next phase of AI adoption, the competitive advantage won't belong to the organization with the most impressive model demo but to the one that can show, in real time, that its AI remains observable, governable and enforceable under pressure.—
Sandeep Shilawat,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The members of the Heaven’s Gate cult were required to be celibate, and one of the goals of the cult was to eliminate gender.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Bruin says he’s been celibate for two and a half years.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Both players were so inhibited for the final game of the set that the level of play resembled something from a local park.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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This really is a time to be less inhibited about going out.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
25 May 2026
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“Disciplined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplined. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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