penalize
verb (used with object)
to subject to a penalty, as a person.
will penalize
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future tenseof penalize.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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A new border tax will penalize imports based on their carbon footprint, but it isn’t clear how exactly that will work in this complicated supply chain, said Matthew Thoelke of Chemical Market Analytics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
A tax-law change in 2027 will penalize owners of public sports teams, which could pressure the company to consider a sale.
From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025
Cantwell said the bill "sets the first-ever clear ticket refund standards for delayed flights and will penalize airlines that sell tickets on flights that they don’t have the staff or technology to operate."
From Reuters ● Jun. 12, 2023
Postal Service said Wednesday it will penalize customers who use counterfeit postage stamps by treating mail bearing such adhesives as “abandoned.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
Sometimes a modification of the environment through social changes will suddenly reverse this process and will penalize a hitherto favored type.
From The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy by Lothrop Stoddard
