as in cane
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 truncheon
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.
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Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncheon
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Jung, who is going into his senior year of high school, said SmartBlink can detect pedestrians using wheelchairs, crutches or canes, too.
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An individual bush can grow up to 15 feet high and 40 feet long, with thick stems, also known as canes, marked by sharp, hooked thorns.
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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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“Truncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncheon. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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