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Recent Examples on the Web Reduce prices / cost of living by reining in runaway government spending and punitive, job-killing regulations, particularly on our farmers, energy and transportation workers, and manufacturers. The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024 Venezuela’s crimes are hidden in plain sight, but the evidence is currently fragmented and not linked to a broader cohesive response; an independent body could provide regular public updates and trigger punitive actions by individual countries or multilateral organizations. Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2024 Gascón took office four years ago on promises to reduce jail populations and retreat from years of overly punitive law enforcement, part of a nationwide movement sparked by the police killings of George Floyd and others in early 2020. Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024 In my view, supportive Housing First approaches are more effective than punitive bans. Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for punitive 

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“Punitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punitive. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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