as in baton
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
in those days corporal punishment was common, and the cane was regarded as another one of the schoolmaster's educational tools
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Recent Examples of cane
Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
Furnishings vary from room to room, featuring different styles of settees, including some made from caning and wicker materials.
—Lori Weisberg, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
The least of Johansson’s worries was Squibb, whose main physical limitation was walking with a cane.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 22 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Rattan appears in just the stool and card table, while complementary materials like raffia, caning, and jute help anchor the room with a neutral foundation.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
Furnishings vary from room to room, featuring different styles of settees, including some made from caning and wicker materials.
—Lori Weisberg, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
Africans were now being brought in to replace disappearing Taino, to pan rivers, dig mines, herd cows, and cut cane.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
The least of Johansson’s worries was Squibb, whose main physical limitation was walking with a cane.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cane
Noun
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Early that morning at the Ashmont MBTA station, Bartlett physically assaulted a homeless man without legal justification – striking the victim in the leg three times with a steel police baton.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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The following day, conductor Reab Ahmed took the baton, widely celebrated as the youngest and first Saudi maestro to lead national orchestra.—
Billboard Arabia,
Billboard,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Mounting annoyance manifested itself in bizarre fashion last night when manager Chris Wilder, walking towards the tunnel at half-time, leathered a ball into the crowd in anger, above.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Heeled, bubbled, square-toed, strapped or leathered out with metal accents like Longoria’s, the shape is proving its range.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And be prepared to strap into your breezy ripped jeans for the foreseeable.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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All jawline and tawny hair, strapping, like he’s made of marble?—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Speccie’s star columnist is the rudest man in Christendom, the Godzilla of contumely, an all-time non-sufferer of fools who horsewhips his targets the way Hunter S. Thompson and Christopher Hitchens once did.—
Kyle Smith,
National Review,
23 Apr. 2020
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In reality, Watson wasn’t a bar fighter or famous for horsewhipping cowboys.—
Eliza McGraw,
Smithsonian,
12 Mar. 2018
Verb
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These sneakers feature white pebble leather, faux pony hair, and cowhide detachable straps.—
Kerane Marcellus,
Essence,
23 June 2023
Verb
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Hitler exploited his 37% to gridlock legislative processes, to cudgel or crush the political opposition, and ultimately to undermine the country’s democratic structures.—
Timothy Ryback,
TIME,
26 Apr. 2024
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Before long, fairs had such attractions as cudgelling bouts, bearbaiting, and something called gouging.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2023
Verb
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But casinos are also a popular amenity on cruise ships, with everything from slots and roulette to blackjack often on board.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The casino may be able to pick up some additional money from tables, after the gaming commission in mid-March allowed craps to resume and blackjack tables to expand.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
15 Apr. 2021
Verb
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In recent times, the series has been painstakingly flagellating itself for the past.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2025
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Stephens would do well to stop flagellating himself and the Never Trumpers and instead join democracy advocates in defending the rule of law in a dangerous new world.—
DP Opinion,
The Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Cane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cane. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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