as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
police officers fitted out with nightsticks and handcuffs
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Recent Examples of nightstick
Her eyes are big and sad, and her index finger touches the tip of the nightstick hanging from the policeman’s belt.
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Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
This, in turn, provoked police to wade into the crowd, beating people with nightsticks.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 June 2025
Also called a nightstick, the baton is essentially a club with a handle, often used for crowd control.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
And don’t let me get started on shinin the nightstick.
—Sidik Fofana, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
This, in turn, provoked police to wade into the crowd, beating people with nightsticks.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 June 2025
Also called a nightstick, the baton is essentially a club with a handle, often used for crowd control.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
And don’t let me get started on shinin the nightstick.
—Sidik Fofana, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightstick
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Video footage of disabled military veterans—some in wheelchairs, others leaning on canes—being zip-tied and dragged out of the Capitol Rotunda for staging a peaceful, anti-war protest.—
John Whitehead,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Steinem entered the quietly buzzing room wearing all black and clutching a wooden cane painted with blue and pink birds in her right hand.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
22 Apr. 2026
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Barrett said another video released Monday showed an activist taking a baton away from an officer as protesters tried to rush the gate to the facility.—
Scott Bauer,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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But Adami cautioned investors against overthinking the baton-passing.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Nightstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightstick. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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