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fine

Definition for fine

adjective as in cloudless, sunny

Strongest matches

bright, dry, pleasant

Strong matches

clarion, clear, fair

adjective as in dainty, delicate; sheer

noun as in penalty in money

verb as in penalize in monetary way

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A man who ran up fines of more than £30,000 by dodging train fares has been given a "clean slate".

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This instrument can detect extremely fine structures in the solar atmosphere and measure even the slightest motion of plasma.

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One bill, which didn’t pass, called for firing school employees and fining offenders $10,000 each time they “promoted positions in opposition to closely held religious beliefs of the student.”

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A petition that calls for an end to fines for parents who take their child out of school in term time will be debated in Parliament on Monday.

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Critics say voters don't care about procedural chess, and trying to explain the filibuster is like reading the fine print on a casino voucher.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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