as in batons
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 nightsticks
No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested.
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightsticks
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Silvera is especially fond of a moment in which the Swordsman uses Daredevil’s batons.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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Videos on social media show officers in riot gear deploying tear gas and using batons to beat back the demonstrators.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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The edible fruit can be used to make jelly, but watch for thorns on the shrub’s canes.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
27 May 2026
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More to Explore Many of the human props—canes, top hats, desks—used in primate taxidermy became unfashionable in the first half of the nineteenth century, but there were still throwbacks.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
18 May 2026
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“Nightsticks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightsticks. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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