as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
guards armed with bludgeons roamed the compound
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as in to slap
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
remodelers bludgeoned the wall with a sledgehammer to join the two rooms
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
a boxer bludgeoning his opponent
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Recent Examples of bludgeon
Allison Novelo, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
The saga is the latest example of Lake using audio and video recordings as a political bludgeon.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2024
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
For 112 years, the brutal bludgeoning of eight people in a quaint Iowa town has stumped investigators
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It’s been more than 112 years since a beloved family of six and a pair of siblings in their care were bludgeoned to death in their Iowa home.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Others assaulted Capitol police with pepper spray, bludgeons, and other makeshift weapons.
—Allison Novelo, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
The saga is the latest example of Lake using audio and video recordings as a political bludgeon.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2024
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Skye is a wreck from the moment of her fateful contact, and watching an unstable protagonist get bludgeoned by terror in a world where almost nothing seems real is less gripping than watching one who’s actively fighting for her survival.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
For 112 years, the brutal bludgeoning of eight people in a quaint Iowa town has stumped investigators
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It’s been more than 112 years since a beloved family of six and a pair of siblings in their care were bludgeoned to death in their Iowa home.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Bramble fruit are harvested from canes which produce a crop in their second year of growth.Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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Carved from the abundant river cane that grows all over the American south, the bamboo-like plant was made into an early version of a pan flute that would accompany banjos, guitars, fiddles and singing, especially... Already a subscriber?Monica Hooper, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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Universal Genève wasn’t just some funky, old-school Swiss brand with a cool logo to slap onto a modern watch for the nostalgic set.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
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Voice 1: Everybody was trying to get people’s attention, like, hey, here comes the wave, and then the first one kind of slapped against the door.Outside Online, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
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Most other social mammals groom by licking, but primates are unique among tetrapod vertebrates in our reliance on hands and feet for tasks many other taxa use their faces for, says Borths.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
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Zia was licking herself and developing hotspots from itchiness.Jen McCaffery, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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Blurry lacks a central character, instead letting the narrative flow from person to person, couple to couple, like a passed baton made up of grace and light.The Week US, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
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Evans then allegedly turned the gun on the man, firing several shots as the victim attempted to swat away his gun with the baton.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The semi also hit one semi-truck, which was parked along the shoulder of the highway.David Chiu, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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In its earnings reported in October, Delta said U.S. travelers’ avoidance of Paris around the Olympics resulted in a $100 million revenue hit on its French routes.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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My Feminism Was Shaped by the Spice Girls The hospital was only a mile away, and as the ambulance accelerated, so did my pounding heart.Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
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Israeli airstrikes early Saturday pounded central Beirut, killing at least 20 people and wounding 66, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry.Kareem Chehayeb and Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Nov. 2024
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General sentiment on social media also seems positive, with negativity almost entirely centered on one particular plotline involving a non-binary character, now being used as a culture war cudgel.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Russia, too, has used immigration as a cudgel in its propaganda in Europe, amplifying incidents and protests, including the recent unrest in Britain, through its state media and covert bot networks.Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2024
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With the score sitting at 14-10, Crabb smacked the ball at Banesh who parried it, his touch giving Partain the option to pass it back to his teammate.Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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Nobody will mind if they get smacked in the head by a selfie stick, or buzzed by a drone.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Bludgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludgeon. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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