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rod

noun

ˈräd

Definition of rod

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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as in beam

a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide a curtain rod

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Recent Examples of rod Drop in a Fishing Line Grab your rod and reel and head to Sandbridge Little Island Fishing Pier. — Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 16 July 2026 These cooling towers are a good medium for these bacteria, which look like rods, to multiply and grow. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 July 2026 In a conventional fission reactor, a uranium fuel rods are submerged inside a large vat of water. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026 The four settlers were wielding wooden and metal rods and stones. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rod

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Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Snappers, snakes, toy pistols with caps and toy canes with caps are the only fireworks allowed.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

Definition of cane

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All have the particular quirks – wooden beams or quaint tiny windows – of a centuries-old property.

— Jonathan Samuels, TheWeek, 17 July 2026
In 2023, after a park visitor noticed a broken Fury 325 support beam, the coaster closed for six weeks that summer.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

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In one case reviewed by The Marshall Project, an incarcerated man reported being pepper-sprayed, choked, beaten with a baton and repeatedly called racial slurs by Kentucky officers who were later convicted.

— Christie Thompson, NPR, 13 July 2026
In 1979, de Halden accepted an invitation to take up the baton of festival head at the Berlin Film Festival, leaving his wife to lead Nyon with his support until 1993.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 July 2026

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The utility board, in a previous statement, also said the members of the organization are grieving and offered condolences for McKee’s death.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Now a union spokesperson says employees might file a complaint with a state board intended to protect public employees.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

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