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as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
hit the prisoner with a club if he tries anything funny
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as in clubhouse
the meeting place of an organization
the Elks gather at their club every Monday evening
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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
an alumni club
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as in nightclub
a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts)
a weekly newspaper column devoted to current happenings on the local club scene
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as in to cooperate
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
clubbed together to share their love of model rockets
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
frustrated, the gardener clubbed the inoffensive weed into submission
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Recent Examples of club
Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
In San Diego, there was this club called Studio 9.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
So much for that team slump coming in, outside of catcher Shea Langeliers, who clubbed an MLB-leading five home runs in his team’s first six games.
—Joe Davidson
april 3, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Fest By Nite will have special events in clubs and theatres every single night of the festival.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
In San Diego, there was this club called Studio 9.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Those words proved prescient, as Rosario clubbed two home runs in a 5-3, comeback win.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
So much for that team slump coming in, outside of catcher Shea Langeliers, who clubbed an MLB-leading five home runs in his team’s first six games.
—Joe Davidson
april 3, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for club
Noun
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The minutes-long standstill forced several people into the street; many more, including my husband and his cane, engaged in a potentially perilous stutter-step around the two knee-high, randomly moving yet noncommunicative vehicles.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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As the Latin American and Caribbean flags waved across the giant sea of fans, with several people wearing the quintessentially Colombian black-and-white cane-fiber hats known as sombreros vueltiaos, a little girl sat atop her parent’s shoulders screaming with joy.—
Vanessa Diaz,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2026
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Amenities proposed include a wildlife observation garden, bike repair station, pedestrian safety features, a dog park, a clubhouse and a tot lot.—
Noah Daly
April 15,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2026
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Roberts was on the ninth of his 10 reps when the medicine ball knocked the exhaust vent off the wall behind him in the hallway outside the visiting clubhouse’s weight room.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Many have seen the videos of Detroit's teen takeovers, but a local organization is looking to channel that energy into something positive for the youth.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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But the real reason news organizations choose to spend thousands of dollars per journalist, per trip, to be on the papal plane is to be on hand for the pope’s news conferences.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The event is produced by Nordstern Basel, a popular nightclub in the Swiss city, and with the cooperation of Art Basel and Fondation Beyeler.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Groff is familiar with the bit, which is modeled off of how Darin regularly did the same with concertgoers attending his nightclub acts.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Alia urged residents to remain calm and to continue to cooperate with security agencies on rescue efforts and other operations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Vega stated that Mezime did not resist and cooperated, giving a confession at the station.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Your table will be licking their fingers.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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When a boy had licked her neck at a party during the first week of college, a stranger!—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Barrett said another video released Monday showed an activist taking a baton away from an officer as protesters tried to rush the gate to the facility.—
Scott Bauer,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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But Adami cautioned investors against overthinking the baton-passing.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Here, Gorilla’s Nest is the last of a trio of lodges in the foothills of the country’s Virunga Mountains where the primatologist Dian Fossey worked—the much smaller Bisate from Wilderness Safaris and Kwitonda from Singita are nearby.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
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To deepen the relaxation, purify your mind and body during a temescal sweat-lodge ceremony or schedule a treatment in one of the two cocoon-like spa pods, each of which features a private garden.—
Carole Dixon,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/club. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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