Thesaurus results for BATON

baton

noun

bə-ˈtän

as in cane

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment the detainee claimed that the police had beat him with their batons even after he had been shackled

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Recent Examples of baton In another probable cause statement, Julian is accused of participating in the discarding of the baton as well. —

Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026 Warsh will take the leadership baton from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whose term ends on Friday but who will remain a Fed governor. —

Reuters, NBC news, 13 May 2026 Even using a less-than-lethal weapon — a pepper ball, a TASER, a baton — is serious. —

Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2026 Harper and Fox each scored 24 points and Stephon Castle added 20 as the Spurs guards unflinchingly took the baton from their 7-foot-4 superstar and turned the rest of the night into a midrange clinic with an array of pull-up jumpers in and around the paint. —

CBS News, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for baton

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cane

Noun

The Rio Grande was twenty feet away, shining between stalks of river cane.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Renovated in 2023, the traditional Goan style continues in guest rooms with parquet floors, cane weave chairs, antique-style wardrobes with mirrors and headboards, and furnished balconies or terraces.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 May 2026