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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The doctor is haunted by the infamous, punitive, Magdalene laundries, to which, under his watch, an unwed mother and her baby were sent 20 years earlier.Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
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The filing requests a jury trial, with the 29-year-old seeking compensatory, punitive, and statutory damages.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 1 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
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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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Harris has unveiled her progressive economic agenda, sharply criticizing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and promising to raise the corporate tax rate to 28%.Kevin Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
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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 3 Dec. 2024.
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