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Make an example of
verb
Definitions
1.
verb
To punish someone so as to give a warning to others.
"He made an example of the drunken sailor with twenty lashes, to show that he must have a sober crew."
Synonyms
teach someone a lesson
give someone what for
punish
penalize
counterexemplify
victimize
have someone's hide
chastize
come down on
ground
castigate
send to the scaffold
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