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penalized

verb

past tense of penalize

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 Seattle was flagged 14 times for 129 yards, while Tennessee was penalized 11 for 100 yards. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 The implication, presumably, was that Carrington, who is Black, was more heavily penalized because of the perception that Cunningham, and by extension her image and outspokenness, needs to be protected. — Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026 Pittsburgh was flagged 11 times for 135 yards while the Packers were penalized nine times for 76 yards. — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Cunningham, who rushed at her in response and wound up to strike Carrington before being restrained by her teammates, was not penalized. — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026 Economists studying the post-recession years have found this asymmetry systematically rewarded people who already owned capital before the crash and penalized everyone who didn’t yet have any. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Ballmer also could be penalized and Leonard’s contract could be voided. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Goalkeeper Luis Cárdenas was penalized for making contact with Spicer minutes later, giving Orlando a penalty. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026 One play after Burns was flagged for being offside, the offense was penalized for a false start. — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 30 July 2026

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punished

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The teacher was one of several interviewed for this story who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of being punished or fired for speaking out on the topic.

— Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Brighton could have been punished in the second half, when Tromso players were twice clean through.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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