as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
the detainee claimed that the police had beat him with their batons even after he had been shackled
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Recent Examples of baton
Juice takes the baton and continues his journey to hopefully discovering inner-peace.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 11 July 2025
Sangay, who took up the baton as the political leader of the exiled government, said that by making the transition to democracy the Dalai Lama wanted to ensure Tibetans can run the movement and the government on their own, even after he is gone.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
While his son reached for an officer's baton at a police line, Mark Waynick swung an American flag with a metal pole at the officers.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The prosecution rested its case and handed the baton to the defense May 29 in the Steven Lawson trial, concluding three days of prosecutorial testimony from more than 10 witnesses that included Lawson’s stepdaughters, co-workers and case investigators.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 11 July 2025
Sangay, who took up the baton as the political leader of the exiled government, said that by making the transition to democracy the Dalai Lama wanted to ensure Tibetans can run the movement and the government on their own, even after he is gone.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
While his son reached for an officer's baton at a police line, Mark Waynick swung an American flag with a metal pole at the officers.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The prosecution rested its case and handed the baton to the defense May 29 in the Steven Lawson trial, concluding three days of prosecutorial testimony from more than 10 witnesses that included Lawson’s stepdaughters, co-workers and case investigators.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baton
cane
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If consumed in excess, both cane and high-fructose corn syrup, like all sugars, can carry negative health effects including weight gain, diabetes and heart disease.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
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Countries ranging from South America to Europe and Asia more commonly use sucrose, derived from cane or beet sugar, in Coca-Cola.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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“Baton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baton. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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