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 Speaking of which, while Iger has been criticized for dragging his feet on transitioning ESPN to a streaming-first universe, arguably nobody in the legacy TV space has nailed the passing of the distribution baton. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026 The annual meeting marked a formal passing of the baton as D’Amaro takes over from Iger, who received a video tribute at the start of the event. —

Bloomberg, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026 The executive, who will take the baton from Bob Iger at Disney’s annual shareholder meeting, focused on storytelling, technology and unit. —

Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026 Shepard and her two sisters grew up as baton twirlers, majorettes, and dancers. —

Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for baton

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cane

Noun

The state regulates 132 dams across Hawaii, most of them built as part of irrigation systems for the sugar cane industry, according to a 2019 infrastructure report by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Alberto Rodríguez, 73, limped with a cane down a deserted industrial street.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026