as in punished
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
the player was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct
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Recent Examples of penalized
They shouldn’t be penalized just because their care happens in a building owned by a hospital system instead of an independent physician.
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Lisa Abrams, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
Edge rusher Jared Verse was penalized for a horse-collar tackle and the Rams were penalized for pass interference several times.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
How much should that situation be penalized?
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Along the way to the Titans owning the first half, Cherry Creek was heavily penalized (seven times for 68 yards).
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2024
Xcel only stopped attempting to charge me when front page articles featuring my story and that of others who were penalized in this way for discontinuing gas service appeared.
—K.k. Duvivier, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
Jaguars tight end Evan Engram was penalized for unnecessary roughness as well.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
Two Crimson Tide defenders, Smith and Malachi Moore, were penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
The Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness counts 21 Illinois municipalities so far that have penalized public camping, a trend that worries providers who say they’re being squeezed in their efforts to shelter and house people who have nowhere else to go.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Lisa Abrams, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
Edge rusher Jared Verse was penalized for a horse-collar tackle and the Rams were penalized for pass interference several times.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
How much should that situation be penalized?
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Along the way to the Titans owning the first half, Cherry Creek was heavily penalized (seven times for 68 yards).
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2024
Xcel only stopped attempting to charge me when front page articles featuring my story and that of others who were penalized in this way for discontinuing gas service appeared.
—K.k. Duvivier, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
Jaguars tight end Evan Engram was penalized for unnecessary roughness as well.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
Two Crimson Tide defenders, Smith and Malachi Moore, were penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
The Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness counts 21 Illinois municipalities so far that have penalized public camping, a trend that worries providers who say they’re being squeezed in their efforts to shelter and house people who have nowhere else to go.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Penalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalized. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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