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Recent Examples of walking stick
Known for a deep, authoritarian bass voice that could have been used to voice movie trailers — and for his constant companion, his walking stick — Davis’ tenure encompassed an evolution of Chicago politics over nearly a half century in public life.
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Finally, a tetrahedron with a ratchet—an additional Truss Link the robot could use a bit like a walking stick—could assist other robots in forming tetrahedrons, which was a difficult, risky maneuver that took multiple attempts even for the skilled operators.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2025
In one example, a robot shaped like a tetrahedron attached an extra piece to act like a walking stick, increasing its downhill speed by more than 66.5 percent.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Before his death in 2014 at age 88, Di Stefano was usually present at those events, with his trusty walking stick under his arm.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 12 June 2025
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Finally, a tetrahedron with a ratchet—an additional Truss Link the robot could use a bit like a walking stick—could assist other robots in forming tetrahedrons, which was a difficult, risky maneuver that took multiple attempts even for the skilled operators.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2025
In one example, a robot shaped like a tetrahedron attached an extra piece to act like a walking stick, increasing its downhill speed by more than 66.5 percent.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Before his death in 2014 at age 88, Di Stefano was usually present at those events, with his trusty walking stick under his arm.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walking stick
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But throughout the course of the film, Morgan takes a hammer to it all, trying to reinvent this space into something more her.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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The city doesn’t need a hammer, but a scalpel.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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Some of these coins feature a bishop holding a crozier in his right hand, as noted in the press release.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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World & Nation Notre Dame’s resurrection: Its chief architect on rebuilding France’s ‘heart’ in 5 years Dec. 6, 2024 The ceremony began with Ulrich symbolically reopening Notre Dame’s grand wooden doors, tapping them three times with his fire-scarred crosier.—
Thomas Adamson and John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Dec. 2024
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Le Parisien reported that the crooks made off with nine pieces of Napoleon and the Empress’ jewelry collection; on Sunday, only one item had reportedly been found — the Empress’ crown.—
Claire Cameron,
semafor.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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In this video, CNN’s Kyung Lah confronts a crook who tried to steal thousands from her.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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The half ended with the Free Jacks once again putting the Sabercats under pressure, trying to force their way over the tryline through a rolling maul, and twice failing to score.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Minutes later, Hanover scored back-to-back tries with near identical mauls down the sideline.—
Marcello Rossetti,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2025
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Many a United fan and commentator expected Amorim to test his 6ft 5in sledgehammer of a striker against Slot’s back line from the off.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Balmer was seen striking multiple doors with the sledgehammer but was unable to break through.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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This haunting film was also his first collaboration with Hellboy’s Ron Perlman, who plays a thug out to get the beetle for his rich uncle.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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X-ray studies show the spray comes in rapid pulses, like a tiny machine gun, generated by a passive valve-and-membrane system that cycles pressure safely without cooking the beetle itself.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Walking stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walking%20stick. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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