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as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
arrested for using a rod on his dogs in violation of the state's animal cruelty laws
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Recent Examples of rod
As grandmother imparts her wisdom about the plants’ connection with phežúta — medicines — and the importance of giving thanks for their bounty, the pair sings a special song to stinging nettle, chokecherry, red clover, milkweed, elderberry, and golden rod.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Create an oasis-like vibe with these sheer outdoor curtains that hang easily with a tension rod.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Add a clothing rod In a beautiful robin’s-egg-blue laundry room, Alexandra Kaehler, the founder of Alexandra Kaehler Design in Winnetka, Illinois, installed a hanging rod above the washer and dryer.
—Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
Doctors inserted a rod into his leg and placed screws into his foot and ankle.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Create an oasis-like vibe with these sheer outdoor curtains that hang easily with a tension rod.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Add a clothing rod In a beautiful robin’s-egg-blue laundry room, Alexandra Kaehler, the founder of Alexandra Kaehler Design in Winnetka, Illinois, installed a hanging rod above the washer and dryer.
—Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
Doctors inserted a rod into his leg and placed screws into his foot and ankle.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rod
Noun
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The minutes-long standstill forced several people into the street; many more, including my husband and his cane, engaged in a potentially perilous stutter-step around the two knee-high, randomly moving yet noncommunicative vehicles.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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As the Latin American and Caribbean flags waved across the giant sea of fans, with several people wearing the quintessentially Colombian black-and-white cane-fiber hats known as sombreros vueltiaos, a little girl sat atop her parent’s shoulders screaming with joy.—
Vanessa Diaz,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2026
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The cost of the six-story hotel with its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture came in at nearly $1 million, or more than $18 million in today’s money, and featured marble floors, private baths, steel beams, and an electric elevator.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Puryear has created an outdoor sculpture to honor the late civil rights activist and congressman John Lewis via Bending the Arc, a 34-foot-long beam that Puryear hand-carved in wood and then was 3D-scanned and fabricated in stainless steel.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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After the Executive Office of Health and Human Services ordered the removal of tools like pepper gel, handcuffs and batons from the toolbelts of the Tewksbury Security Team specialists at the hospital, officials in Tewksbury were stunned, and immediately sought answers from the state.—
Peter Currier,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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The baton has been waiting long enough.—
Felecia Hatcher,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Jess Carter Started every game bar the semi-final at Euro 2025 but has since fallen down the pecking order.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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He was ordered to remain behind bars without bail.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Now that the crew of Artemis II is back on Earth, the real work begins for those astronauts on board.—
Brandon Truitt,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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After appearing in his nephew Christopher Nolan’s 1998 directorial debut Following, the actor also played Wayne Enterprises board member Fredericks in Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), as well as Dunkirk (2017).—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Rod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rod. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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