penalize
Example Sentences
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If they are late, they could be penalized or lose points.
Scrabeck said she’s made agreements with students with long commutes and doesn’t penalize them for tardiness.
From Los Angeles Times
When states tried in the 1970s and 1980s to penalize outlets that identified victims using names that had already appeared in court documents or police reports, the court said those punishments violated the First Amendment.
From Salon
A tax-law change in 2027 will penalize owners of public sports teams, which could pressure the company to consider a sale.
From Barron's
“It penalizes the very thing that we want, which is we want more employment.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
