Thesaurus results for MACE

mace

noun

Definition of mace

as in cane

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Recent Examples of mace The spring menu features 12 cocktails built to highlight flavor pairings like pineapple and mace, fennel and pear, and blueberry and oats. — Chris Malloy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026 Williams left briefly before returning, after which the security guard sprayed him with mace, the court document said. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026 For about five minutes, the two kept passing each other as the man alternated between running and walking, similar to interval training, but Barker still instinctively took out her mace. — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Mar. 2026 Eight people were injured after bear mace was released during a fight among students near an Excelsior district high school Wednesday afternoon, according to the school and the San Francisco Fire Department. — Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mace

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Noun

Procaccini is recovering from a broken leg and uses a walker or cane.

— Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
These are people who use a cane, crutches, a rollator or a wheelchair some of the time rather than all of the time.

— Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of cane

Noun

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
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

Definition of nightstick

Noun

The Public Defender's Office said Govindbhai, without double-checking the plate numbers, walked to the driver's side door and struck the window with his baton four times, smashing the glass.

— Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Some pushed against barricades and scuffled with police, who responded by firing tear gas rounds, using water cannon and beating them with batons, TV footage showed.

— Reuters, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of baton

Noun

The robbers fought with murderous determination, and the police answered with their truncheons.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
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

Definition of truncheon

Noun

While lawmakers have mostly thrown their backing behind the bill, some are wary of granting the president even more leeway to impose import taxes as a foreign policy cudgel.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
Politicians on the right, from Bailey to Trump, have frequently used Illinois’ move to eliminate money bond as a cudgel against Democrats, blaming Chicago’s violent crime on the change.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

Definition of cudgel

Noun

Guys that take at-bats with the team in mind and going up there to compete.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Right-wingers Manchester United have spent years searching for a long-term option on the right, and place three swings of the bat on this list.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of bat

Noun

Also called billy button, sun ball, golf beauty, drumstick, and woolly head, craspedia stands out for its globe-like shape that sits atop a bare stem.

— Kate Nateras, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026
And almost certainly cross $1 billion globally, with $2 billy still in its sights.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026