as in penalty
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
he is serving five years in prison as punishment for aggravated assault
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Recent Examples of punishment
In Wisconsin, felony murder carries a maximum punishment of 15 years in prison.
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Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, a situation during the game could see Griner at risk of receiving punishment from the WNBA.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
This level playing field has a prayer only if this new college sports commission has real incisors, and can actually enforce punishment when the violators are caught.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2025
Mackenzie sued, arguing that under the Constitution, her American birth gave her citizenship as a right, not a privilege, to be removed only as punishment for a crime or through voluntary expatriation.
—Marcia Biederman, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025
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Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, a situation during the game could see Griner at risk of receiving punishment from the WNBA.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
This level playing field has a prayer only if this new college sports commission has real incisors, and can actually enforce punishment when the violators are caught.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2025
Mackenzie sued, arguing that under the Constitution, her American birth gave her citizenship as a right, not a privilege, to be removed only as punishment for a crime or through voluntary expatriation.
—Marcia Biederman, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punishment
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Over two legs, Donnarumma was magnificent, first standing tall in a one-v-one against Leandro Trossard in the first leg, then springing down to his left through a crowded penalty area to claw away Martin Odegaard’s strike in the second leg.—
Matt Pyzdrowski,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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But Congress kept control over the city’s spending and the ability to overturn DC laws, as happened in 2023 when the council tried to reduce penalties for some crimes.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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The episode also teases Cartman’s wrath at Bebe, another student at South Park Elementary.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
29 July 2025
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Countries that didn’t knuckle under — and those that found other ways to incur Trump’s wrath — got hit harder.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punishment. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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