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Recent Examples of mace
The orange juice, peach preserves, mace, thyme, and deep umami flavors from soy and Worcestershire sauce all work together to create a flavor that goes down to the bone.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
In group chats and private messages, the defendants discussed acquiring bear spray and mace.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Sturgeon from the Delaware River were likely fastened to a spit and basted with butter, then sprinkled with flour, nutmeg, mace, salt, sweet herbs, and breadcrumbs before being dressed in a tangy sauce that usually included anchovy, lobster, lemon, horseradish, and white wine.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Footage obtained by Fox News and photos by the Associated Press show two protesters, including a woman standing directly in front of a federal agent, being sprayed with what appeared to be mace outside the Portland ICE building.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
In group chats and private messages, the defendants discussed acquiring bear spray and mace.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Sturgeon from the Delaware River were likely fastened to a spit and basted with butter, then sprinkled with flour, nutmeg, mace, salt, sweet herbs, and breadcrumbs before being dressed in a tangy sauce that usually included anchovy, lobster, lemon, horseradish, and white wine.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Footage obtained by Fox News and photos by the Associated Press show two protesters, including a woman standing directly in front of a federal agent, being sprayed with what appeared to be mace outside the Portland ICE building.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mace
Noun
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It is thought to be one of the highest numbers of cane lashes imposed since sharia was implemented after Aceh was granted special autonomy in 2001.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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The beverage program will feature cocktails like a sorghum old-fashioned; an Atlanta Sazerac with peach bitters, rye, cane syrup and an absinthe rinse; and the restaurant’s take on a mint julep called the George gold.—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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Federal officers wielded batons and deployed flash-bang devices against the crowd.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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Agents pushed back demonstrators with a barrage of stinger ball grenades, pepper balls, tear gas and baton rounds.—
Robert Costa,
CBS News,
18 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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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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With the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other instruments of force as his bludgeon, Khamenei has chosen bloodshed over conciliation.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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Kevin Davis was not killed as a result of impacts by baseball bat.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The pole hit my right eye with the force of a heavy wooden baseball bat.—
Will Rice,
Outside,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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“Mace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mace. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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