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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That’s massively important for when the time does come for some of the older people to pass on the baton to the younger generation.
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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
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
As for the brand’s other units opened recently, the interior concept was overseen by the company’s founder, who retired from the runway last year, passing the creative baton to Julian Klausner.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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
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
As for the brand’s other units opened recently, the interior concept was overseen by the company’s founder, who retired from the runway last year, passing the creative baton to Julian Klausner.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
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cane
Noun
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Cover the pot and the bottom few inches of the rose canes with soil, then add a layer of mulch for insulation.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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Cane sugar is a popular sweetener that comes from sugar cane or sugar beets.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Baton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baton. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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