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punish
verb as in penalize for wrongdoing
Strongest matches
abuse, chastise, correct, crack down on, discipline, dismiss, execute, expel, fine, harm, hurt, incarcerate, sentence
Strong matches
batter, beat, blacklist, castigate, chasten, cuff, debar, defrock, exile, flog, immure, injure, lash, lecture, maltreat, misuse, oppress, paddle, reprove, scourge, spank, switch, train, whip
Weak matches
attend to, beat up, do in, give a going over, give the works, knock about, rap knuckles, rough up, slap wrist, teach a lesson, throw the book at
Example Sentences
Badenoch said "that now looks like a lie as she is gearing up to impose more punishing tax hikes".
The stock market is committing a cardinal error: indiscriminately punishing profitable companies with documented ROI along with speculative AI startups with no path to profitability.
So, in Game 5, he tried to dial in his heater early — only to be punished with the first back-to-back leadoff home runs in World Series history.
Hostage families and right-wing lawmakers are now leaning on the government to punish Hamas.
The tariffs mainly punish American consumers and businesses that are having to pay higher prices for coffee, bananas, beef and more.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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