as in punitive
inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment
called for disciplinary actions in response to the outrageous behavior
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Recent Examples of disciplinary
To regain its program certification, Harvard was given 72 hours to provide six categories of information about foreign students over the past five years, including disciplinary records and video of those engaged in protests.
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Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
In a nod to presidential tradition, Trump also pardoned about half a dozen cadets who had faced disciplinary infractions.
—Seung Min Kim, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
Some efforts at reform have stalled, including a proposal to overhaul the department’s disciplinary system for officers.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
The group, which had already begun a series of internal disciplinary actions, found that Figari sodomized his recruits and forced them to fondle him and one another.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
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Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
In a nod to presidential tradition, Trump also pardoned about half a dozen cadets who had faced disciplinary infractions.
—Seung Min Kim, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
Some efforts at reform have stalled, including a proposal to overhaul the department’s disciplinary system for officers.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
The group, which had already begun a series of internal disciplinary actions, found that Figari sodomized his recruits and forced them to fondle him and one another.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplinary
punitive
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With a maximum rookie-scale contract extension slated to kick in for Mobley next season, Cleveland is set to find itself in the NBA's punitive second luxury tax apron.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Still, if punitive policies towards Chinese international students persist, students may turn to alternative destinations, experts say.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 May 2025
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“Disciplinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplinary. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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