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
And don’t let me get started on shinin the nightstick.
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Sidik Fofana, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
There would be fire hoses and spitting dogs and police nightsticks to contend with.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested.
—Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
Some officers wielded nightsticks to force demonstrators out of the parks.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
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Sidik Fofana, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
There would be fire hoses and spitting dogs and police nightsticks to contend with.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested.
—Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
Some officers wielded nightsticks to force demonstrators out of the parks.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightstick
Noun
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Gretna, Louisiana, offers family-friendly fun like pumpkin patches, hay rides, and corn and sugar cane festivals this time of year.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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An older man walked by slowly, using a cane.—
Janie Har,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Under the baton of Conductor Laureate Christopher Warren-Green, the Charlotte Symphony will be joined by Sphinx Virtuosi, the chamber orchestra of the Sphinx Organization, a national non-profit organization based in Detroit.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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Reuters reported that police used water cannons, batons, rubber bullets and tear gas against protesters.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Nightstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightstick. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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