Thesaurus results for KNOBKERRIES

knobkerries

noun

plural of knobkerrie

as in billy clubs

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Noun

Swarms of police officers descended from helicopters and beat them with billy clubs and metal shields.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
After about a minute and half, Mauldin said, police began to attack the demonstrators with billy clubs.

— Maya Miller, ProPublica, 15 May 2026

Definition of billy clubs

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When words lose their original meanings and are repurposed as verbal cudgels, the public sphere becomes a jungle of denunciation, intimidation, and even violence.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
While the conservative pushback and Trump’s cudgels are encouraging some companies to abandon formal DEI policies, analysts say an emphasis on diversity continues and is quietly evolving beneath the surface.

— William Becker, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025

Definition of cudgels

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Questions that have been proposed for removal deal with memory, fatigue, arthritis, difficulty walking and climbing stairs, as well as others about the use of hearing aids, canes, wheelchairs and scooters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
This is because fruit development consumes much of the vine’s energy, so removing the fruit at this point allows the vine’s energy to continue to develop a strong cordon, canes (vertical shoots), and root system.

— The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of canes

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The researchers first used computer models to predict how elastic rods respond to different combinations of bending and twisting.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Concrete, when poured over rods of steel, proved strong enough to prop up colossal skyscrapers that Julius Caesar could only have dreamed of.

— Sara Herschander, Vox, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of rods

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Spotters then have a direct line to reach team medical staffs at games.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
The team that finished 24th in the league in runs scored, exploding for seven runs in game one of the ALCS against one of the best pitching staffs in baseball.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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