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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Kerrigan, then 24, got severely bruised on her leg after being hit with a baton one day before a major skating competition.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Searchlight dropped the movie, only for Briarcliff Entertainment to pick up the baton.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
With that stroke of cosmic luck, the metaphorical baton was passed.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
Cheryl Toussaint was on edge waiting for the baton in the early heats of the 4×400 meter relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
—Tony Paige, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Searchlight dropped the movie, only for Briarcliff Entertainment to pick up the baton.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
With that stroke of cosmic luck, the metaphorical baton was passed.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
Cheryl Toussaint was on edge waiting for the baton in the early heats of the 4×400 meter relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
—Tony Paige, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Baton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baton. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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