as in imposing
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
the police will fine you for driving with one headlight out
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as in filtering
to remove usually visible impurities from
the use of egg shells to fine wine
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Recent Examples of fining
Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
By December, the 27-member bloc invoked the Digital Services Act for the first time by fining X over $140 million.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
In response to the San Bruno tragedy, the California Public Utilities Commission, which is investigating the latest explosion, began fining gas companies and utilities for violating state and federal gas safety rules.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
That’s the same address used by Thompson Nation Holdings and other companies owned by moving fraud Shawn Thompson, which moved out July 8, according to the leasing office via the final state order fining Thompson.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Dearborn Heights Mayor Mo Baydoun has not filed a couple of campaign finance reports, including one that was due two months ago, resulting in the county fining him, according to Wayne County campaign finance records.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Second, fining parents for curfew violations may put extra financial pressure on families that are already struggling.
—Caitlin Cavanagh, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
The Lynx have drawn the ire of the league over the past week after reportedly fining Reeve $15,000 for her criticism after Game 3.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
In September 2024, Musk again criticized Albanese’s government, responding to a post reporting that Australia was considering fining social media platforms for failing to prevent misinformation.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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The Bristol-Burlington Health District last year began fining the company over excessive noise, and had compiled a bill of about $35,000.
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“Fining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fining. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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