Thesaurus results for BATON

baton

noun

bə-ˈtän

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 The baton pass from music director emeritus Riccardo Muti to his successor continues in 2026-27, with Mäkelä conducting five weeks of programs to Muti’s three. —

Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026 The end of the year brought Persepolis, which grabbed the baton Samberg extended and took off. —

Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026 De Gues passed the CEO baton to Sassine Ghazi three years ago and became executive chair. —

Stephanie Link, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026 Season 2 followed with Daphne's brother Anthony's (Jonathan Bailey) search for a wife, while in Season 3 Colin (Luke Newton) took the baton. —

Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for baton

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cane

Noun

Officer Richard Perry walked into his arraignment Wednesday in a neck brace, using a cane.

— Kristina Rex, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Stars would debut daring fashion statements there, like Selma Blair, who showed off her jeweled cane after announcing her MS diagnosis.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026