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Recent Examples of walking stick
He was last seen just before 11 a.m. Saturday carrying a brown bamboo walking stick and a black backpack near North Sherman Boulevard and West Capitol Drive in Milwaukee.
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 20 Oct. 2024
The most conspicuous objects on the seabed were porcelain and thousands of rattan canes, intended for use as walking sticks or in furniture-making.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
But when the actor playing Judge Brack, the play’s lustful old bachelor, emerged from the wings with his walking stick, eyeglass and thick mustache, the house erupted in jeers and boos.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
This year, the Japanese designer Keiji Takeuchi organized an exhibition of elegant — even playful — walking sticks at Milan’s Triennale in May.
—Natalia Torija, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2024
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 20 Oct. 2024
The most conspicuous objects on the seabed were porcelain and thousands of rattan canes, intended for use as walking sticks or in furniture-making.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
But when the actor playing Judge Brack, the play’s lustful old bachelor, emerged from the wings with his walking stick, eyeglass and thick mustache, the house erupted in jeers and boos.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
This year, the Japanese designer Keiji Takeuchi organized an exhibition of elegant — even playful — walking sticks at Milan’s Triennale in May.
—Natalia Torija, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walking stick
Noun
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If the Administration were not using this kind of fake (to borrow a term) legalism as an excuse to take a hammer to higher education, the letter might be funny.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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The indiscriminate slashing has given impotent Democrats a hammer to use against the administration.—
Nolan Finley,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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World & Nation Notre Dame’s resurrection: Its chief architect on rebuilding France’s ‘heart’ in 5 years Dec. 6, 2024 The ceremony began with Ulrich symbolically reopening Notre Dame’s grand wooden doors, tapping them three times with his fire-scarred crosier.—
Thomas Adamson and John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Dec. 2024
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Monsignor Laurent Ulrich, the archbishop of Paris, will then officially reopen the cathedral by banging his crosier on the main door.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
29 Nov. 2024
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One day, Sherry is kidnapped by a bunch of armed crooks who come charging into the bank dressed as Santas.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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There's a painting by the French artist Schlosser of a dog with his snout nestled in the crook of a woman's waist.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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John Franklin-Myers mauls RT Rosengarten and gets sack, knocking Baltimore out of FG position.—
Matt Schubert,
The Denver Post,
3 Nov. 2024
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Cama’s 7-point try box came in the 74th minute and was a result of the Legion muscling their way to a series of successful scrums, mauls and rucks before Cama punched it over inside the 5-meter line area.—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2024
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Yet simply revoking these programs is another example of Trump reacting to complicated issues with a sledgehammer approach.—
ORLANDO SENTINEL AND MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARDS,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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Its method of doing so is tantamount to hitting a fly with a sledgehammer.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2025
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This first-of-its-kind assessment evaluated nearly 1,600 species — including bees, beetles, butterflies, moths, flower flies, bats, and hummingbirds.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Explore the different types of birds, butterflies, bees, and beetles, pollinating the lagoon’s diverse flowers.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Walking stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walking%20stick. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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