as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
guards armed with bludgeons roamed the compound
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as in to slap
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
remodelers bludgeoned the wall with a sledgehammer to join the two rooms
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
a boxer bludgeoning his opponent
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Recent Examples of bludgeon
Allison Novelo, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
The saga is the latest example of Lake using audio and video recordings as a political bludgeon.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2024
Sean Neumann, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
The killer or killers then backtracked through the crime scene, bludgeoning his victims dozens of more times in the head.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Others assaulted Capitol police with pepper spray, bludgeons, and other makeshift weapons.
—Allison Novelo, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
The saga is the latest example of Lake using audio and video recordings as a political bludgeon.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2024
Verb
For 112 years, the brutal bludgeoning of eight people in a quaint Iowa town has stumped investigators
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It’s been more than 112 years since a beloved family of six and a pair of siblings in their care were bludgeoned to death in their Iowa home.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
The killer or killers then backtracked through the crime scene, bludgeoning his victims dozens of more times in the head.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bludgeon
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Her chief cargo was rattan canes, from the island of Sumatra.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Upon hearing the speech, South Carolina representative Preston Brooks used his cane to beat Sumner into unconsciousness.Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Trump’s talk of slapping 20 percent tariffs onto everything sold to America, including European exports, could spell disaster for Europe’s economy.New York Times, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Trump’s last term saw the Republican slap tariffs on hundreds of billions worth of Chinese goods, launch a campaign against Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and use racist language to describe the virus that causes Covid-19, which was first identified in China.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Nomi Malone licking the stripper pole in Showgirls?Lily Burana, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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In the series premiere, Rio licked Agatha’s hand in a sapphic (and slightly blood-play oriented) moment of intimacy, and the two also had an almost-kiss at the end of episode four.Quispe López, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
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That’s true for The War and Treaty, who want to take the baton from the hundreds of entertainers who have preceded them.Tom Roland, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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But how many of us really know the man wielding the baton behind the legend that is John Williams?Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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But the latest model still pushes battery life to lengths few machines have hit in our testing, with an unprecedented 28 hours and 33 minutes of video playback time.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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There was no immediate report of casualties or details on what was hit.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Through the opening 10 minutes, the Pioneers were pounding on the door with two early corners and a shot from distance that sailed just over the crossbar.Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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In Lebanon's capital, Israeli planes pounded the southern suburb of Dahiyeh overnight and early Friday for the first time in four days, spreading panic after a rare lull.SALLY ABOU ALJOUD AND WAFAA SHURAFA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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The decision is also a political cudgel for Kari Lake, Gallego’s Republican opponent, who has trashed him for weeks over a divorce that began shortly before Kate Gallego gave birth to their son.Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
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Such efforts must celebrate viewpoint diversity and heterodox ideas and not merely be a cudgel for forcing ideological conformity.Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Last night Prospect Park, smack in the middle of Brooklyn, caught fire.Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 9 Nov. 2024
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Director Bruce Goodison applies the tension well in the first two thirds of this efficient Shudder release, but then the plot smacks into a dead-end in its final act.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Bludgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludgeon. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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