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as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
hit the prisoner with a club if he tries anything funny
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as in clubhouse
the meeting place of an organization
the Elks gather at their club every Monday evening
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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
an alumni club
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as in nightclub
a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts)
a weekly newspaper column devoted to current happenings on the local club scene
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as in to cooperate
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
clubbed together to share their love of model rockets
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
frustrated, the gardener clubbed the inoffensive weed into submission
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Recent Examples of club
Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The idea of Rodgers possibly considering some other club is intriguing because not many other clubs have openings like the Steelers do right now.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
The team promoted Walker Monfort, Dick’s eldest son, to club president in January.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Students now have a place to hold club meetings, play board games, shoot pool or shoot the breeze at Ivy Tech Community College’s Valparaiso campus.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The idea of Rodgers possibly considering some other club is intriguing because not many other clubs have openings like the Steelers do right now.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
With the country club a key setting, Finneas wanted to create a textural sound.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
The team promoted Walker Monfort, Dick’s eldest son, to club president in January.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for club
Noun
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Betye Saar practically levitates into the room wearing a Max Mara jacket that resembles a bird’s plumage, with a butter-yellow silk Dior dress grazing the ground behind her and a cane in her hand.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Bad Bunny went full costume, carrying a cane and dressing up as an older version of himself with gray hair and special effects makeup to add years to his face.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
Noun
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Imai is hearing a similar sentiment from around the clubhouse.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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The 32-year-old Dominican Republic native came to the Mets with a good clubhouse reputation and a good work ethic.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Several of these PACs are affiliated with an organization called Public First, which received a grant of twenty million dollars from Anthropic.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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While 90% of respondents believe employees are using AI in their organization, just 22% indicate that AI ROI has met or exceeded their expectations.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The original plot centered on the arrival of a submissive, quiet mail-order bride and her father from China, who sneaked into the country to marry a nightclub owner who had no idea that his mother had brought the girl over for him.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Brooksbank, a former bartender and once the manager of the London nightclub Mahiki, has worked for Casamigos Tequila and more recently as a marketing executive in Portugal.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Mario Diaz-Balart is one of a dwindling number of lawmakers who come from an era in which Democrats and Republicans cooperated more and were less inclined to engage in today’s approach of constant political warfare.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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But the reserves refused to cooperate with that notion.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Gilgeous-Alexander licked his chops at what Game 1 presented.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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But host Kristen Kish is licking her lips at the prospect of taking the show even further afield in the future.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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Berkshire Hathaway hosts its 2026 annual meeting — its first since Warren Buffett passed the baton as CEO to Greg Abel at the start of the year.—
Yun Li,Alex Harring,Sarah Min,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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There used to be physical-comedy genius; there used to be simple, aspirational concepts; there used to be a passing of batons between past stars onto the next generation of them.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Even the lighting is a nod to the early Arts and Crafts–style lighting popular at that time, which continues to give the lodge the look and feel of a private estate rather than a full-service luxury hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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The company’s forthcoming safari lodge, Kitirua Plains, an A&K Sanctuary in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, was designed with family legacy safaris in mind.—
Jessica Puckett,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/club. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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