as in baton
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
in those days corporal punishment was common, and the cane was regarded as another one of the schoolmaster's educational tools
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Recent Examples of cane
Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
The Emergency Operations Center said a preliminary investigation found that the blaze likely spread quickly because a portion of the resort's roof was made of cane, which is a more combustible material.
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Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2025
Furnishings vary from room to room, featuring different styles of settees, including some made from caning and wicker materials.
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Lori Weisberg,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Today’s cane toad population was originally introduced in Florida for agricultural reasons— to eat beetles preying on sugar cane in the 1930s and ‘40s.
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Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
The Emergency Operations Center said a preliminary investigation found that the blaze likely spread quickly because a portion of the resort's roof was made of cane, which is a more combustible material.
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Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Verb
Rattan appears in just the stool and card table, while complementary materials like raffia, caning, and jute help anchor the room with a neutral foundation.
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Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2025
Furnishings vary from room to room, featuring different styles of settees, including some made from caning and wicker materials.
—
Lori Weisberg,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cane
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The officers hit him with a baton and shocked him seven times.
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Somebody had dropped the baton.
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There was lace everywhere and leather too.
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From Ikebana studios in Kyoto to leather workshops in Florence and tartan looms in Stirling, a growing number of trips now build entire itineraries around a single craft.
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Outside Delhi, a 32-year-old garment maker identified as Lalita says her factory now requires everyone to strap a GoPro camera to their heads at the start of each shift.
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Invisible hands strap her legs onto the stirrups, an iron fist plunging her through a tunneling, gravity‑bending, black underground.
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In reality, Watson wasn’t a bar fighter or famous for horsewhipping cowboys.
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Hitler exploited his 37% to gridlock legislative processes, to cudgel or crush the political opposition, and ultimately to undermine the country’s democratic structures.
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Before long, fairs had such attractions as cudgelling bouts, bearbaiting, and something called gouging.
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There, he got sucked in — to blackjack, poker, roulette.
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Kyle Kirkland, head of the California Gaming Association, told CBS News Sacramento this would outlaw blackjack and allow for stricter changes to player-dealer games.
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Some go further, flagellating themselves or using a sword to strike their forehead to draw blood.
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In the mid-eighties, Habermas went after conservative historians who felt that Germans should no longer flagellate themselves over the Nazi past.
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An expensive dollar also scourges industries that compete with imports.
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“Cane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cane. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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