as in cane
Related Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of mace
Loki responds by aiming his mace to obliterate the old man, ready to snuff out his act of defiance.
—
Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Self-defense items such as mace, kitty claws, or brass knuckles will be detected and surely require additional screening.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
With 30 points of articulation, plus his signature mace, blaster, and interchangeable hands, it’s built for dynamic posing and display.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mace
Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Self-defense items such as mace, kitty claws, or brass knuckles will be detected and surely require additional screening.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
With 30 points of articulation, plus his signature mace, blaster, and interchangeable hands, it’s built for dynamic posing and display.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mace
Noun
-
Betye Saar practically levitates into the room wearing a Max Mara jacket that resembles a bird’s plumage, with a butter-yellow silk Dior dress grazing the ground behind her and a cane in her hand.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
-
Bad Bunny went full costume, carrying a cane and dressing up as an older version of himself with gray hair and special effects makeup to add years to his face.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
Noun
-
Not since the segregationist Southern states deployed dogs, fire hoses and nightsticks against civil rights activists in the early 1960s has any government entity in the U.S. wielded force against its own citizens to this extent.—
Ronald Brownstein,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
-
He was also accused of stabbing the boy with a knife, hitting him with a nightstick and slamming his head into a vehicle.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Harper and Fox each scored 24 points and Stephon Castle added 20 as the Spurs guards unflinchingly took the baton from their 7-foot-4 superstar and turned the rest of the night into a midrange clinic with an array of pull-up jumpers in and around the paint.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
-
With the top line of Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov and Seth Jarvis still in the starting blocks, as far as production goes, the second line has grabbed the baton and finished two legs of the race.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
Noun
-
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
-
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
Noun
-
The attempt by right-wing activists to use the collapse of Spirit Airlines as a cudgel against the Democrats is ironic and absurd.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
-
The three main mayoral candidates seem to have finally prioritized the problem, or at least understand its value as a cudgel against each other.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Iran practices honest bludgeon work.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
-
But Beshear hasn’t turned Trump-bashing into a 24/7 vocation, or a weight-lifting contest where the winner is the critic wielding the heaviest bludgeon.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
Then came the first at-bat of the spring.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
-
Hernández chopped a double past Matt Chapman in his first at-bat for his first extra-base hit in 62 plate appearances.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
Noun
-
And almost certainly cross $1 billion globally, with $2 billy still in its sights.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
-
Since then, billy woods has dropped Golliwog, while Elucid did the solo album Revelator.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mace. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
