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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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The water polo club posted a tribute to Lucas on Instagram, sharing a picture of the teen in the pool, flexing his arms.
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Rice, 26, recently clubbed his fifth home run in less than 50 spring training at-bats.
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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.—
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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.—
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Garrett Crochet wore it in the clubhouse after his final start of spring training and said Aroldis Chapman had one, too.—
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How did Unicorn become the leader in the clubhouse?—
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The research is the result of collaboration between the Maine Department of Marine Resources, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and several other organizations.—
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Tren de Aragua, which the U.S. Department of State designated a foreign terrorist organization, originated in a prison in the South American country.—
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The newer Deauville, its restaurants, shops and nightclubs were an enduring draw for locals and tourists, anchoring the mostly low-scale North Beach neighborhood for decades.—
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The robbery scheme loomed over New York City's gay community as the group preyed on Manhattan gay bars and nightclubs from March 2021 to June 2022.—
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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.—
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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.—
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Marchand has crossed lines by licking players, or repeatedly punching a hockey pacifist like Vancouver’s Daniel Sedin in a final series.—
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Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis are licking their chops.—
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The assailants arrived w/ batons, knives, and at least 1 assault rifle; many masked.—
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Some of the attackers were masked, while others allegedly carried batons, knives, and at least one assault rifle.—
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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.—
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Located just outside Grants Pass, the lodge was built in 1924 as a fishing haven.—
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“Club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/club. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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