as in batons
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 truncheons
Hundreds of people crowded the runway to greet Ali, pushing against a cordon of soldiers armed with truncheons.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
For the Civil Rights Movement, Alabama troopers lifting truncheons to beat marchers crossing Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
For the Civil Rights Movement, Alabama troopers lifting truncheons to beat marchers crossing Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncheons
Noun
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The plaintiffs later accused the department of violating the order by hitting journalists with batons and arresting them during an August protest.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Reuters reported that police used water cannons, batons, rubber bullets and tear gas against protesters.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cover the pot and the bottom few inches of the rose canes with soil, then add a layer of mulch for insulation.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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Multiple video cameras captured the dynamic choreo on giant screens behind the stage as McRae and her entourage danced with canes, strutted down a catwalk, seductively gyrated on moving platforms, and even pole-danced.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Truncheons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncheons. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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