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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The Virginia teen who was seen bashing an opponent's head with a baton during a high school track meet held a rally of supporters on Thursday to reiterate her innocence.
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
It’s been 80 years since the mighty pound sterling stepped down from its lofty pedestal of international trading currency at the Bretton Woods Agreement and handed the baton to our dear dollar.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2025
Student track athlete seen hitting another runner with baton during race
Lisa Vanderpump: Restaurateur.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Then troopers and sheriff's deputies, some on horseback, attacked, beating people with batons and launching tear gas canisters.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
It’s been 80 years since the mighty pound sterling stepped down from its lofty pedestal of international trading currency at the Bretton Woods Agreement and handed the baton to our dear dollar.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2025
Student track athlete seen hitting another runner with baton during race
Lisa Vanderpump: Restaurateur.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Then troopers and sheriff's deputies, some on horseback, attacked, beating people with batons and launching tear gas canisters.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for baton
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“Baton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baton. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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