as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
police officers kept their hands on their truncheons
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Later, after riot police used truncheons and tear gas to disperse the people, demonstrators set up tent camps with barricades, self-defense units, and banners with revolutionary slogans.
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Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
One is lined with corporate PR speak, the other with police truncheons.
—WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
If the Second Amendment is not limited to firearms, Monday’s ruling also calls into question state-level bans on weapons like truncheons, saps, billy clubs, nunchucks, and the like.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2023
Two officers carrying truncheons run after a protester, who appears to fall, his glasses caught by the camera in midair.
—Alejandro Chacoff, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2023
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Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
One is lined with corporate PR speak, the other with police truncheons.
—WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
If the Second Amendment is not limited to firearms, Monday’s ruling also calls into question state-level bans on weapons like truncheons, saps, billy clubs, nunchucks, and the like.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2023
Two officers carrying truncheons run after a protester, who appears to fall, his glasses caught by the camera in midair.
—Alejandro Chacoff, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncheon
Noun
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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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Marshal Goodnight faces charges including impersonating a peace officer, being a felon in possession of a firearm, being a felon in possession of a stun gun, possessing a baton and possessing a tear gas weapon, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
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Jasmine reportedly entered the car wearing black gloves and carrying another metal baton.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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“Truncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncheon. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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