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adj. - Punished by the imposition of a disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition

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  • Florida got penalized by the Dems the very same as they got penalized from the Reps with this new ruling, so all seems fair there.
  • The LEEDs consultant on the project said the home was "penalized" for its size.
  • Thus, these schools should not be "penalized" by the model because of the higher percentage of STEM students.
  • One reason, as Mr. Dickinson observes, is that the 20th century generally "penalized" composers who were not groundbreakers.
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