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be punished

VERB

face the music

Synonyms

WEAK

bite the bullet come to grips with face the facts face up to face up to it grin and bear it look square in the eye make one's bed and lie on it pay the piper swallow the pill take one's lumps take one's medicine take the consequences

VERB

pay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compensate

STRONG

answer atone suffer

WEAK

suffer consequences

Antonyms

WEAK

earn lose

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Any malfeasance should be punished, and the system should always strive to improve.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Those who are found liable can still be punished accordingly, and those who settle can still maintain their innocence.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Those that fail to adapt will not need to be punished by fines that are often difficult to collect.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

"If you are changing a law based on a crime that someone has committed, surely they should be punished in line with that?" she said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

If she was about to be punished for running away, she’d wouldn’t drag Jabir down with her.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

be punished

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