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
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
But you cane experience a bit of Turner and Constable’s London by making a visit to the Royal Academy of Arts, where both artists studied, although Turner earned the Academy’s prestigious designation of Royal Academician in 1802; Constable was elected years later in 1829.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2024
Her mother was gifted at making crafts, sewing, weaving baskets and chair caning.
—Lyndi McNulty, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2024
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Noun
In covert gatherings across California, raw goat or cow milk is mixed with cane alcohol and sugars to make pajaretes.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
But you cane experience a bit of Turner and Constable’s London by making a visit to the Royal Academy of Arts, where both artists studied, although Turner earned the Academy’s prestigious designation of Royal Academician in 1802; Constable was elected years later in 1829.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
In the nearly 250 years since its founding, the United States has witnessed its fair share of political violence, from four presidential assassinations to an 1856 caning on the Senate floor to a 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol that left at least five dead.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2024
Her mother was gifted at making crafts, sewing, weaving baskets and chair caning.
—Lyndi McNulty, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cane
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The incident occurred last Tuesday during a championship meet, as footage showed Everett smashing her baton onto the head of Brookville High School junior Kaelen Tucker during a relay race.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
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The high school athlete who bashed a competitor in the head with her baton during a track meet in Virginia is now facing criminal charges.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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News round-up Real Madrid set up El Clasico in Spain’s Supercopa by leathering Mallorca 3-0 last night.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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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
Verb
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That’s all well and good for the strapping extroverts, the clown-class veterans and the front-row-comedy sitters, but what about the rest of us?—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
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In the photos, which were obtained by Page Six, Bündchen strolled with her infant secured in a baby carrier strapped to her chest.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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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
Verb
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Stephens would do well to stop flagellating himself and the Never Trumpers and instead join democracy advocates in defending the rule of law in a dangerous new world.—
DP Opinion,
The Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2025
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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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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
Verb
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Treats that are hard or crunchy (such as bones or rawhide chews) Is cheese bad for dogs?—
Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
19 Oct. 2022
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DreamBones, a healthy alternative to rawhide, is great for dogs who love to chew, and a bag of 24 treats is 52 percent off.—
Carly Kulzer,
PEOPLE.com,
7 May 2022
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“Cane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cane. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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