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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Federal officers wielded batons and deployed flash-bang devices against the crowd.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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Or to Martin Luther King, whose birthday America will (largely pretend) to honor next week, and everyone who marched with him while facing down hoses and dogs and the batons of cops.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Grape vines are the most productive when they're pruned back to about 10 to 12 canes with just 4 to 5 buds each.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2026
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Plants should bloom more reliably and rose canes will thicken as their roots establish.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Truncheons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncheons. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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