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Recent Examples of mace
For about five minutes, the two kept passing each other as the man alternated between running and walking, similar to interval training, but Barker still instinctively took out her mace.
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Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
Eight people were injured after bear mace was released during a fight among students near an Excelsior district high school Wednesday afternoon, according to the school and the San Francisco Fire Department.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
Loki responds by aiming his mace to obliterate the old man, ready to snuff out his act of defiance.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
Eight people were injured after bear mace was released during a fight among students near an Excelsior district high school Wednesday afternoon, according to the school and the San Francisco Fire Department.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
Loki responds by aiming his mace to obliterate the old man, ready to snuff out his act of defiance.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mace
Noun
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On his worst days, the pain requires him to rely on a cane.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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But his parents hope that the teen, who uses a wheelchair or cane for mobility, will continue to gain independence.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Noun
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No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Her eyes are big and sad, and her index finger touches the tip of the nightstick hanging from the policeman’s belt.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Citizen Officers in riot gear responded with batons and zip ties and ordered the crowd to disperse.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Protesters hurled objects at security forces, prompting riot police to deploy batons and shields.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Peaceful protest marches were met with truncheons and bullets, and within two days, hundreds of people lay dead — at the hands of their own military.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds of people crowded the runway to greet Ali, pushing against a cordon of soldiers armed with truncheons.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Linda wields her absolute power over Bradley like a cudgel, exploiting his helplessness to emotionally abuse and manipulate him.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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The attempt by right-wing activists to use the collapse of Spirit Airlines as a cudgel against the Democrats is ironic and absurd.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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While Israel was conducting its war in Gaza with a merciless bludgeon and no conception of an ending, its tactics against Hezbollah—setting off the beeper bombs, wiping out its missile stocks and weapons depots, killing its military and political leaders—proved far better targeted.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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And so Coetzee decided that El polaco would be his bludgeon against the dominance of English.—
Carey Baraka,
The Dial,
26 June 2025
Noun
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His 3-year-old son Sonny is learning to swing a fat plastic bat, all while working on his launch angle.—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Austin Riley will likely have had dozens more at-bats to relocate his swing.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Mountain goats, especially mature billies, are very predictable in their daily routines this time of year, Richard told me.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Mace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mace. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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