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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
Karen Fratti, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Like its older brothers, this sibling also rotates but takes its cue from club culture in Lausanne in the ’90s.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2025
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Brat is a party album that functions year-round for clubbing teenagers and teary moms-to-be alike.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The water polo club posted a tribute to Lucas on Instagram, sharing a picture of the teen in the pool, flexing his arms.
—Karen Fratti, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Like its older brothers, this sibling also rotates but takes its cue from club culture in Lausanne in the ’90s.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
Rice, 26, recently clubbed his fifth home run in less than 50 spring training at-bats.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Brat is a party album that functions year-round for clubbing teenagers and teary moms-to-be alike.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for club
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Designers are treating them as conversation pieces to bring more texture, proportion, and detail into a room—we’re seeing bold silhouettes, statement-making legs, faceted fronts that play with light and shadow, and materials ranging from earthy mango wood to coastal cane.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
4 Apr. 2025
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Elaborate breads are baked into the shapes of carpenter’s tools, ladders, and canes, which symbolize Joseph’s staff, while bread crumbs are scattered to represent sawdust.—
Cindy Salvato,
Saveur,
19 Mar. 2025
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Others inside Houston’s clubhouse are tasked with that responsibility, but only one is performing to that level.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The season remains in its infancy, but the excitement surrounding Lee in the Giants’ clubhouse is palpable.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2025
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In addition to his résumé as an actor, Barty was an advocate for others with dwarfism and founded the Little People of America organization and the Billy Barty Foundation.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Russell, the organization’s executive director, said parents approach vaccines more skeptically since the pandemic.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2025
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The musical comedy is about a French gay couple who own a drag nightclub.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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In March 2023, the league suspended Morant for eight games after he was seen brandishing a gun on Instagram Live while at a nightclub in Colorado.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The charges were first dropped a few weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term in part because the case would impede Adams’ ability to do his job as mayor, including cooperating with Trump’s immigration crackdown, the Justice Department’s new acting deputy attorney general wrote.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Bove argued that the case had national security implications by restricting Adams’s ability to cooperate with the feds on immigration matters, interfered with the mayor’s ability to govern, and was improperly filed within nine months of the mayoral primary.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The race is being widely viewed as a must-win for Democrats who at the national level are still licking their 2024 election wounds, as well as a potential referendum on Trump and Musk.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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Cora appears to enjoy the routine and happily lets the cat lick at the tufts of blonde hair on her head.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Cardoso picked up the baton from opening chef Ed Tinoco last summer, and has not looked back.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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One police officer used a speaker to order protesters to move onto the sidewalk as other officers stood in the street, batons in hand.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2025
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Unicorn’s inciting incident is when Elliot (Paul Rudd) and Ridley Kintner (Jenna Ortega) hit a unicorn with their rental car en route to the Leopold family lodge.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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Located just outside Grants Pass, the lodge was built in 1924 as a fishing haven.—
Ben Davidson,
The Mercury News,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/club. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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