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
There were police with truncheons and tear gas outside the ground.
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Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
It’s set 49 years in the future, a time when surveillance drones swarm the skies and shock troops keep the order, truncheons in hand.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
Each side must field somewhere between two and eleven players, some of whom shall carry flattened truncheons, while others toss about leather balls.
—Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
Later, after riot police used truncheons and tear gas to disperse the people, demonstrators set up tent camps with barricades, self-defense units, and banners with revolutionary slogans.
—Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
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Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
It’s set 49 years in the future, a time when surveillance drones swarm the skies and shock troops keep the order, truncheons in hand.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
Each side must field somewhere between two and eleven players, some of whom shall carry flattened truncheons, while others toss about leather balls.
—Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
Later, after riot police used truncheons and tear gas to disperse the people, demonstrators set up tent camps with barricades, self-defense units, and banners with revolutionary slogans.
—Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncheon
Noun
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The Rio Grande was twenty feet away, shining between stalks of river cane.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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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
Noun
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In 2010, the reform baton passed to California and then to Massachusetts.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
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The baton has been passed onto other filmmakers.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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“Truncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncheon. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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