baton
Example Sentences
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The grand marshal of the festival, Butler, who lost his longtime home in Altadena in last year’s Eaton fire, embodies the event’s theme of passing the baton to the next generation.
From Los Angeles Times
This year, the baton is being handed to a vegetable: the leafy and cruciferous cabbage.
From Salon
Attorney Mark Geragos, who represented Tipping’s father, accused the department of a cover-up by failing to turn over key evidence, such as a training baton used during the scenario.
From Los Angeles Times
Colabianchi, the theater’s superintendent, said he hopes Venezi can meet the orchestra and patch up their differences before she takes up her baton in the fall.
Sanrio, the firm behind Hello Kitty, said Yamaguchi has "passed the baton to the next generation" as it thanked her for her work.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
