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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knobkerrie
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In this game, the Doom Slayer feels heavier, though no less lethal, with a gamut of new weapons like the Shield Saw, iron mace, and Skull Crusher, which shoots bone fragments, naturally.—
Richard Newby,
Time,
6 Dec. 2025 -
Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
26 Nov. 2025
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Link, along with several other waterfowl biologists, also cited the growing prevalence of crawdad farming and replacement of rice with sugar cane.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
14 Jan. 2026
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Plants should bloom more reliably and rose canes will thicken as their roots establish.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
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The federal government has used Medicare funding as a cudgel to get hospitals to follow its priorities before, including as a way to force desegregation of wards in the program's early years.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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The actions also follow the emphasis the administration places on economic pressure and wins as a deterrent to war and a cudgel for peace.—
Shelley Inglis,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026
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In protest, hundreds of thousands of Iranians went into the streets and were confronted by security forces with batons and shotguns.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Several armed law enforcement officials wore helmets and masks and stood outside while holding batons, CNN affiliate KEYE reported.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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Peaceful protest marches were met with truncheons and bullets, and within two days, hundreds of people lay dead — at the hands of their own military.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds of people crowded the runway to greet Ali, pushing against a cordon of soldiers armed with truncheons.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Her eyes are big and sad, and her index finger touches the tip of the nightstick hanging from the policeman’s belt.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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But in the months leading up to the vote, the topic increasingly turned into a political bludgeon and partisan blame game.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
20 Nov. 2025
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Antiquated federal bureaucracy, bewildering jurisdictional rules and burdensome state taxation bludgeon the spirit of enterprise on tribal lands.—
Adam Crepelle,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Nov. 2025
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Since then, billy woods has dropped Golliwog, while Elucid did the solo album Revelator.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mountain goats, especially mature billies, are very predictable in their daily routines this time of year, Richard told me.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Knobkerrie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knobkerrie. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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