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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
Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The idea of Rodgers possibly considering some other club is intriguing because not many other clubs have openings like the Steelers do right now.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
The team promoted Walker Monfort, Dick’s eldest son, to club president in January.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Students now have a place to hold club meetings, play board games, shoot pool or shoot the breeze at Ivy Tech Community College’s Valparaiso campus.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The idea of Rodgers possibly considering some other club is intriguing because not many other clubs have openings like the Steelers do right now.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
With the country club a key setting, Finneas wanted to create a textural sound.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
The team promoted Walker Monfort, Dick’s eldest son, to club president in January.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for club
Noun
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Brown suffered cuts and a black eye in addition to leg injures that resulted in permanent scarring and requires him to walk with a cane, his lawyers say.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dancer Jessica Rabanzo-Flores, dressed in a brown suit jacket and representing McCullers, approached the stage with a cane before joining company dancers who performed the gravity-defying balancing acts that reflect Malashock’s choreographic style.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With the stock market crash in 1929, all construction on the clubhouse stopped, and the doors were closed.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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The post-win clubhouse vibes were high.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, Charles is expected to visit a grassroots community organization, Harlem Grown, which created a sustainable after-school urban farming initiative in an effort to combat food insecurity.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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In the past decade, the leadership of the Kinahan organization has become rich and cosmopolitan, and their life styles have started to resemble those of international businessmen more than of street hoodlums.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Four people were wounded early Sunday in a shooting at a troubled Queens nightclub with a history of violence and murder.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The pop icon, 67, previewed two new songs at the (not-so) surprise appearance at Club Confessions — a one-night party at the legendary Abbey nightclub in West Hollywood.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Mario Diaz-Balart is one of a dwindling number of lawmakers who come from an era in which Democrats and Republicans cooperated more and were less inclined to engage in today’s approach of constant political warfare.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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But the reserves refused to cooperate with that notion.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Maximilien, a French national, allegedly uploaded a clip of himself licking a straw from an iJooz vending machine before putting it back in the dispenser.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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There’s Cassie licking a melting ice cream cone as the ice cream drips down her bare chest.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Marsies who resist arrest are doing so without batons, skull-protecting helmets, and guns containing, technically, nonlethal rounds.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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The complaint stated that officers unleashed a torrent of pepper spray, tear gas grenades, rubber bullets and baton strikes, despite the women posing no threat and complying with officers’ orders.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Even the lighting is a nod to the early Arts and Crafts–style lighting popular at that time, which continues to give the lodge the look and feel of a private estate rather than a full-service luxury hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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The company’s forthcoming safari lodge, Kitirua Plains, an A&K Sanctuary in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, was designed with family legacy safaris in mind.—
Jessica Puckett,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/club. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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