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baton

noun

bə-ˈtän

Definition of baton

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 Officials said one of the deputies used a baton to knock the knife from Harris' grasp. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Under the pain of Clancy’s stun baton, Thomas accesses Tommy Maximoff’s speed powers, blurring into super-fast motion. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 Under the baton of Leonard Slatkin, the evening builds to the lively tarantella finale of Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony. — Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 Triumph The baby Bonneville will only carry that baton further. — New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for baton

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cane

Noun

By the late 1800s, Thonet had added child-size cane seating and high chairs to its catalog.

— Steven Weill, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
Before he was dragged, Boahene was seen on the train car’s security cameras with a cane and a blue plastic bag, moving unsteadily toward the door after the train stopped at Utica Ave.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

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