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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
Heavy draperies on a curtain rod were drawn back to reveal the work, which viewers often had to line up for hours to see.
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Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Whatever emerges from its bubbling oil — broad rods of Icelandic cod; thick, thin and curly fries; wings and bangers — is immaculately fried.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
This was another knife with a slightly less sharp factory edge that needed several passes on a honing rod.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
Plates, screws and rods were used to stabilize Pohle’s spine after the incident, according to WBNS.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Whatever emerges from its bubbling oil — broad rods of Icelandic cod; thick, thin and curly fries; wings and bangers — is immaculately fried.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
This was another knife with a slightly less sharp factory edge that needed several passes on a honing rod.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
Plates, screws and rods were used to stabilize Pohle’s spine after the incident, according to WBNS.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rod
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Betye Saar practically levitates into the room wearing a Max Mara jacket that resembles a bird’s plumage, with a butter-yellow silk Dior dress grazing the ground behind her and a cane in her hand.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Bad Bunny went full costume, carrying a cane and dressing up as an older version of himself with gray hair and special effects makeup to add years to his face.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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At an event yesterday at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead—formerly the Homestake gold mine—project leaders and government supporters gathered to sign the first steel beam to be sent underground, beginning the construction of the facility’s detectors.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
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With underground installation now underway, Fermilab’s next major target is delivering the first neutrino beam to DUNE by 2031.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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Berkshire Hathaway hosts its 2026 annual meeting — its first since Warren Buffett passed the baton as CEO to Greg Abel at the start of the year.—
Yun Li,Alex Harring,Sarah Min,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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There used to be physical-comedy genius; there used to be simple, aspirational concepts; there used to be a passing of batons between past stars onto the next generation of them.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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This may explain why Suzanna’s mother is a somewhat indistinct presence in the novel (at least compared with fierce Sylvie)—patient, even serene behind bars, more eager to talk about her daughter’s future than about her own future, let alone her troubled past.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In a shocking reversal, Muirhead ended up working with police to get Alexander behind bars.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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Michael Perkins is past president and board member of the Christian Service Center.—
Michael Perkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Sal Rodriguez, the opinion editor for the Southern California News Group’s 11 newspapers, heads the editorial board and guides our stances on public policy and political matters.—
Teagan Davidge,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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“Rod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rod. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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