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 In all, 1,900 volunteer marshals, most from the East End and equipped with yellow batons, seem to be cherishing their assignments. —

Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 16 June 2026 These shows this season have taken his baton and run. —

Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026 During today's ceremony, the three NASA astronauts of the Artemis 2 crew passed the (literal) Artemis baton to the new crew. —

Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 June 2026 At the crew announcement, the Artemis II astronauts handed over a baton - one that was carried during their mission around the moon and back - as a symbol of that step-by-step development that will help NASA achieve its ambitious goal of returning humans to the moon. —

Brendan Byrne, NPR, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for baton

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cane

Noun

Rick Valente, a patient who visits a third-floor doctor's office several times a month, said he has been forced to climb the stairs despite relying on a cane for stability.

— Bri Buckley, CBS News, 18 June 2026
As for your cane, there’s a place for that at the door.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026