Synonyms for batons
ba·tons

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1. List of paraphrases for "batons":

   truncheons, sticks, cudgels, clubs, canes

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1. Benny Tai:

   The government that uses police batons to maintain its authority is a government that is beyond reason, for the sake of the occupier safety and for the sake of the original intention of love and peace, as we prepare to surrender, we three urge students to retreat, to put down deep roots in the community and transform the movement to extend the spirit of the umbrella movement.

2. Barack Obama:

   Theophilus Eugene Connor may be gone, but today we witness with our own eyes police officers kneeling on the necks of Black Americans in Birmingham. George Wallace may be gone. But we can witness our federal government sending agents to use tear gas and batons against peaceful demonstrators.

3. Simon Cheng:

   I was hung (handcuffed and shackled) on a steep X-Cross doing a spread-eagled pose for hours after hours, sometimes, they ordered me to do the 'stress tests', which includes extreme strength exercise such as 'squat' and 'chair pose' for countless hours. They beat me every time I failed to do so using something like sharpened batons.

4. Nayab Haider:

   When police tried to stop them, they stoned police and beat officials with batons. In retaliation, police baton-charged them followed by tear gas firing.

5. Lama Fakih:

   Lebanese security officials responded to overwhelmingly peaceful protesters in downtown Beirut by shooting into the air with live rounds, firing rubber bullets, tear gas canisters, and water cannons, and in some cases hurling stones and beating protesters with batons and rifles.