penalize
verb (used with object)
to subject to a penalty, as a person.
are penalizing
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present progressiveof penalize.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“How can you say you have enough water for surf parks and lagoons? Yet you are penalizing us if we don’t drop beyond 10% of our current outdoor usage,” Callimanis said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
“Otherwise, they are penalizing cities for the pandemic, not providing them relief,” said Wade Kapszukiewicz, the mayor of Toledo, Ohio.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2021
I think investors are penalizing banks for what they were six years ago.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2015
Meanwhile, these ultra-low rates are penalizing American savers - especially retirees relying on CD income to supplement Social Security.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2010
