Thesaurus results for BATON

baton

noun

bə-ˈtän

as in cane

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment the detainee claimed that the police had beat him with their batons even after he had been shackled

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Recent Examples of baton At the crew announcement, the Artemis II astronauts handed over a baton - one that was carried during their mission around the moon and back - as a symbol of that step-by-step development that will help NASA achieve its ambitious goal of returning humans to the moon. —

Brendan Byrne, NPR, 9 June 2026 Is the best of all the baton-pass from Cheers to Frasier? —

Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026 One of her first acts on taking up the festival baton in 2025 was to reinstate the International Competition. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 June 2026 This is the moment Sly Stone hands the baton to a sprinting Prince. —

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cane

Noun

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
In its most scenic moments, the train wanders along the island’s coastline and through rainforest, and sugar cane fields.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026