as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
police officers kept their hands on their truncheons
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Recent Examples of truncheon
It’s set 49 years in the future, a time when surveillance drones swarm the skies and shock troops keep the order, truncheons in hand.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
Each side must field somewhere between two and eleven players, some of whom shall carry flattened truncheons, while others toss about leather balls.
—Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
Later, after riot police used truncheons and tear gas to disperse the people, demonstrators set up tent camps with barricades, self-defense units, and banners with revolutionary slogans.
—Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
One is lined with corporate PR speak, the other with police truncheons.
—WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
Each side must field somewhere between two and eleven players, some of whom shall carry flattened truncheons, while others toss about leather balls.
—Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
Later, after riot police used truncheons and tear gas to disperse the people, demonstrators set up tent camps with barricades, self-defense units, and banners with revolutionary slogans.
—Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
One is lined with corporate PR speak, the other with police truncheons.
—WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncheon
Noun
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The arrival of a cane-sugar soda comes at a time when Coca-Cola is having success with sugar-free sodas and healthier drink options, like the relaunch of BodyArmor, and bottled water including Smartwater.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Klein, a dentist, went back to work in three weeks, using a cane.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Irish whiskey meets you up front, its light caramel sweetness amplified by the Chartreuse, while the mid-palate goes deep with vermouth’s red fruit before handing the baton back to the Chartreuse for long finish of herbal fireworks.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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Dozens of agents swarmed the area along with a military vehicle, Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition, told USA TODAY, saying agents used batons and mace on demonstrators.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Truncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncheon. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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