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Recent Examples of baton The baton has passed seamlessly between Greg Chappell, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke and Steven Smith. Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 In videos verified by CNN, dozens of protesters are seen confronting a wall of riot police outside the Pucheng Vocational Technical School, with some hurling batons and other objects towards the officers. Shawn Deng, CNN, 11 Jan. 2025 Zhang’s baton matched the second act’s edge-of-your-seat melodrama. Joshua Barone, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 Baton twirling competition: The Surfrider Twirling Open baton twirling competition is hosted by Catherine Lattimore and Lori Watters and is sanctioned by the National Baton Twirling Association International. San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for baton 

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“Baton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baton. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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