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rods

noun

plural of rod

as in canes

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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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 rods The propeller still makes an audible whir that gives the drone away even when the eye can't, and its support wires and rods remain partly visible. — New Atlas, 17 July 2026 Pushing the weight limit will cause the metal support rods to bend and eventually break. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 Carbon fiber rods connect batteries, a controller, some counterweights, and a motor and propeller. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026 Try hooks, dividers, or double-hang rods to increase closet organization. — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 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 Bring your fishing rods as fishing is permitted in the three ponds on the areas not adjacent to the golf course. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026

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Victim 2, who is a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue employee according to the New York Times, was repeatedly struck with canes and paddles and bled through his underwear and pants because of lacerations to his buttocks, according to the warrant.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
At the base, blueberry shrubs have multiple canes (or branches) that grow directly out of the earth in clumps.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 July 2026

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The beams, in a 32-story project at 222 Broadway expected to yield nearly 800 apartment units, had been wrapped in steel as a makeshift fix, the agency said.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Yuri was able to gain more ceiling height by taking away the sheetrock and exposing the ceiling beams.

— Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2026

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Tensions escalated after protesters marching toward Parliament were met with a police crackdown earlier in the week, with officers using batons and tear gas to disperse crowds.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The demonstrations have become one of the most persistent challenges to Modi’s government in recent years, with thousands returning to the streets even after police used tear gas and batons to disperse marchers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

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Across the country, rooftop bars are extending their hours, restaurants are debuting fresh menu offerings and final calls at happy hours become the soundtrack for the night, marking the final weeks of summer.

— Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
For many, the Salted Nut Roll and Nut Goodie bars carried memories that lasted long after the wrapper was gone.

— Frankie McLister, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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