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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knobkerries
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After about a minute and half, Mauldin said, police began to attack the demonstrators with billy clubs.
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Mayhem erupted when the strikers were attacked with tear gas and billy clubs.
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When words lose their original meanings and are repurposed as verbal cudgels, the public sphere becomes a jungle of denunciation, intimidation, and even violence.
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While the conservative pushback and Trump’s cudgels are encouraging some companies to abandon formal DEI policies, analysts say an emphasis on diversity continues and is quietly evolving beneath the surface.
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No bags, glass or metal water bottles, bats/batons, bicycles or scooters, chairs or coolers will be allowed in the event.
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In all, 1,900 volunteer marshals, most from the East End and equipped with yellow batons, seem to be cherishing their assignments.
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Jung, who is going into his senior year of high school, said SmartBlink can detect pedestrians using wheelchairs, crutches or canes, too.
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Additionally, the researchers did not specify the exact dropout rates or detail how the routine might affect seniors who already relied on assistive devices like walkers or canes.
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The spindle fibers are microtubules, which are essentially long rods made up of many tiny interlocking components.
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Other ingredients such as Rice Krispies, pretzel rods and decorating ingredients have all become more expensive over the past year.
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No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested.
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There’s Xi Jinping mogging Bibi Netanyahu while deafeningly aggro phonk bludgeons away; hype montages paint Marx as history’s greatest theorist and pair Zohran Mamdani quotes with Playboi Carti Die Lit cuts.
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Hire new staffs for training and development, scouting, strength and conditioning.
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“Knobkerries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knobkerries. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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