Approve or penalize Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Approve or penalize . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SANCTION.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SANCTION Approve or penalize (8)
42% SANCTIONS Approves or penalizes (9) Wall Street Journal Mar 8, 2025
4% FINED Penalized (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 17, 2025
3% YEPS Slangy approvals (4) LA Times Mini Nov 4, 2025
3% YEA Congressional approval vote (3)
3% PEND Await approval (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 29, 2025
3% NOD Approval bob (3)
3% YESES Approvals (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 26, 2025
3% OKS Approves (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 24, 2025
3% SEAL Emblem "of approval" (4) Newsday Oct 20, 2025
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