- present participle of punish.
punishing
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What’s the use of punishing a terminally ill man?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday urged the eurozone to adapt faster to climate change as the economic costs mount, after a summer of punishing heatwaves.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Alphabet endured a punishing selloff of its own, while the Nasdaq closed out its worst month since March 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
The kilo, track cycling's one-kilometre time trial, has a punishing reputation.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
To start with, my parents were complicated: strict, generous, punishing, expansive, withholding.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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