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Recent Examples of mace
Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
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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
In return, agents sprayed mace, tear gas and threw smoke bombs at protesters.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
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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
In return, agents sprayed mace, tear gas and threw smoke bombs at protesters.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mace
Noun
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An elderly man holding a cane is also shown in the upper left area of the painting.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The victim told police he was burned, forced to consume alcohol and beaten with aluminum bats, a walking cane and a belt, per CBS Austin, WDBJ 7 and KHOU 11.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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Even after Parry passed away in 2018 and the baton was passed to Lauria, Consortium News has served as an independent voice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Nantwi, 22, was struck dozens of times by guards who used their fists, boots and batons.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Building and construction unions no longer can use their old rhetorical cudgel in this debate — calling prefab homes flimsy and unsafe.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The shooting unleashed a stream of political reaction, with Republicans quick to blame Pritzker and his fellow Democrats for championing the state’s sanctuary policies, using them as a political cudgel in expressing outrage over Gorman’s killing.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Iran practices honest bludgeon work.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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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
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Pasquantino’s nickname has become a phenomenon, leading to various merchandise and themed food offerings — including a necklace and even a Pasquatch bat.—
PJ Green
April 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Gets drilled up high in the wrist his second at-bat and then third one takes a good swing and then throws the next one head-high.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And almost certainly cross $1 billion globally, with $2 billy still in its sights.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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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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“Mace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mace. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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