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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Of course, Philly’s historic cobblestone streets, narrow alleyways and uneven sidewalks aren’t wheelchair- or cane-friendly, and are a challenge for people with mobility limitations.—
Laura Baehr,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026
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In videos widely shared to social media, Joel is seen looking thin, walking on stage with the help of a cane, a sign of his condition, a neurological disorder called Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That performance included baton twirlers and horses galloping through the crowd.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
8 Nov. 2025
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People have decided who is going to be the next person, and then just passing down the baton.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Truncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncheon. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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