Thesaurus results for MACE

mace

noun

Definition of mace

as in cane

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Recent Examples of mace 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 Loki responds by aiming his mace to obliterate the old man, ready to snuff out his act of defiance. — Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026 Last week’s brutal showdown between Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and Aerion Targaryen (Finn Bennett) ended in tragedy, as Prince Baelor (Bertie Clavel) was slain by his brother’s mace. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mace

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Noun

His son, Henry, went on to bankroll dormitories on Molokai, using a fortune founded on sugar cane.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
This could be an A-frame structure of bamboo canes or wigwams.

— Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 18 July 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

Earlier this week, as the mostly Gen-Z protesters tried the bring their demands to the parliament building at the heart of the world’s biggest democracy, they were met with tear gas and police violence, struck with sticks and batons.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Police used tear gas and batons after thousands of demonstrators on Monday tried to push through security barricades during their march to Parliament as lawmakers returned for the monsoon session.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 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

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
Their dynamic is instead a cudgel to beat the film into an even more revolting shape.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Definition of cudgel

Noun

Situational hitting, bunting, sacrifice flies and moving runners over helped loosen the lineup, allowing the power hitters to do their thing without feeling the need to produce in every at-bat.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Rodriguez’s inability to miss bats plays right into Eldridge’s wheelhouse, making his +484 odds to hit a home run too good to pass up.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 24 July 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