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
Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
Prune the second-year, woody canes off summer-bearing raspberries once a year after the plants fruit.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2024
Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
But Palm Beach County’s friendly neighborhood sugar cane barons might yet make out like bandits.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
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Noun
Ground the color pairing with natural elements such as a wood dining table and caned chairs, then create dramatic contrast with a black piece.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
Prune the second-year, woody canes off summer-bearing raspberries once a year after the plants fruit.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2024
Verb
Here, the sugar cane juice would be heated to extract the sugar.
—Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
But Palm Beach County’s friendly neighborhood sugar cane barons might yet make out like bandits.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cane
Noun
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The motion asked for the court to hold the city in contempt of court, saying LAPD officers hit journalists with batons and arrested them in violation of the court's previous order.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Now, more than a decade later and after years of work together, Nathan is handing the baton to Rogers.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
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Lucy Bronze’s icon status was reaffirmed throughout England’s 2025 European Championship-winning campaign — from strapping up her own leg in extra time to her absolutely leathering home a penalty in the quarter-final shootout win against Sweden.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
Verb
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Corrections officers strap the black-and-blue mask with a plexiglass face shield to the bound inmate, Hood said, removing his glasses and instructing another person present strap the mask tightly to his face, before breathing deeply.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Aug. 2025
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Then two people showed up with what looked like bombs strapped to their torsos.—
Jesse Kirsch,
NBC news,
9 Aug. 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
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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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In recent times, the series has been painstakingly flagellating itself for the past.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Sylvia scourges herself with an intensity that would make hairshirted flagellants seem soft.—
Jim Higgins,
Journal Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2024
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Social instability and post-pandemic economic pressures fueled surges in migration across the world. 2023 will probably be the hottest year on record, with heat waves scourging every continent, accompanied by other extreme climactic events.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
Washington Post,
22 Dec. 2023
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“Cane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cane. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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