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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Police responded with batons, tear gas and gunfire, leaving 10 people dead and more than 50 injured.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Police responded with batons, tear gas, and gunfire, leaving 10 people dead and more than 50 injured.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Rehabilitative strategies that rely on multisensory processing could boost outcomes, such as using canes for mobility or auditory aids that allow the newly-sighted to simultaneously use cues from other senses while learning to see.—
Sachin Rawat,
Big Think,
2 Mar. 2026
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There were those with canes and walkers, who came of age in Jackson’s time, and those who benefited from his legacy.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Truncheons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncheons. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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