as in baton
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
in those days corporal punishment was common, and the cane was regarded as another one of the schoolmaster's educational tools
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Recent Examples of cane
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
The unhinged duo struck Valez with their fists and a cane before the male attacker brought Luna into the room, accused him of stealing a moped battery and beat him to death, Kenny said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Feb. 2024
Avoid textured tables with rattan, raffia, or caning, and look for an easy-to-wipe surface.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2024
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Noun
In mid-November, prune the rose to remove dead and diseased canes.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
The unhinged duo struck Valez with their fists and a cane before the male attacker brought Luna into the room, accused him of stealing a moped battery and beat him to death, Kenny said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
One of my favorite pieces of furniture in my childhood home was a wooden and metal rocking chair that had caning details.
—Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Feb. 2024
Avoid textured tables with rattan, raffia, or caning, and look for an easy-to-wipe surface.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2024
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Pelosi has remained a major political force in the Democratic Party even after handing the Democratic baton in the House to Brooklyn Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who recently won a second two-year term as minority leader.Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Police were able to view surveillance footage from the hospital that showed a man wearing a police-style belt that included a firearm, three magazines, a baton, medical kit and pouches for handcuffs and O.C. spray, according to the warrant affidavit.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Dec. 2024
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Almost from the start, Dharavi was defined by its industries: from the traditional potters of Gujarat who began arriving in the late 1800s, to leather tanners from Tamil Nadu and embroidery workers from Uttar Pradesh.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 June 2024
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Look to leather knee-high pairs from Jimmy Choo, Isabel Marant, Khaite, and & Other Stories for a similar version of the model-off-duty style.Laura Jackson, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2022
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Its wearable adapters strap around everyday shoes, clip in during the ride, and immediately stow away after.New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Dec. 2024
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The Bride Wars actress went shopping for holiday presents over the weekend with a hands-free bag strapped across her body, and just one 12-second TikTok clip persuaded us to dole out some change on a purse that’s just like hers.Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Speccie’s star columnist is the rudest man in Christendom, the Godzilla of contumely, an all-time non-sufferer of fools who horsewhips his targets the way Hunter S. Thompson and Christopher Hitchens once did.Kyle Smith, National Review, 23 Apr. 2020
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In reality, Watson wasn’t a bar fighter or famous for horsewhipping cowboys.Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian, 12 Mar. 2018
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Hitler exploited his 37% to gridlock legislative processes, to cudgel or crush the political opposition, and ultimately to undermine the country’s democratic structures.Timothy Ryback, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
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Before long, fairs had such attractions as cudgelling bouts, bearbaiting, and something called gouging.Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
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Pop stars being badasses, as ever, but expressing doubt, and doing it without the flagellating self-destruction that might have come with an early iteration.Susannah Felts, Longreads, 27 Apr. 2023
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For Logan, none of these self-flagellating exercises mattered.Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
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Sylvia scourges herself with an intensity that would make hairshirted flagellants seem soft.Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024
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Social instability and post-pandemic economic pressures fueled surges in migration across the world. 2023 will probably be the hottest year on record, with heat waves scourging every continent, accompanied by other extreme climactic events.Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
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In 2014, he was charged with felony child abuse after using a switch to spank his then 4-year-old son, which resulted in a suspension.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Americans spanked them in Lille nine days ago, 110-84, taking control late in the third quarter.David Aldridge, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Cane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cane. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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