as in guard
a person or group that watches over someone or something
set out a picket to watch the camp
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Recent Examples of picket
Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
Throughout the past three months, SAG-AFTRA has held intermittent pickets at several of the video game companies’ Los Angeles offices, including WB Games and Disney Character Voices.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2024
Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
For days, workers picketed outside of the historic Miller Brewing buildings on West State Street and received the support of other labor organizations such as the Wisconsin AFL-CIO.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Costco Teamsters have already participated in practice pickets, but none have taken place in Texas.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
Throughout the past three months, SAG-AFTRA has held intermittent pickets at several of the video game companies’ Los Angeles offices, including WB Games and Disney Character Voices.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2024
Verb
Their offenses range from misdemeanor counts of demonstrating or picketing to felonies that include assaulting officers and civil disorder.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
For days, workers picketed outside of the historic Miller Brewing buildings on West State Street and received the support of other labor organizations such as the Wisconsin AFL-CIO.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picket
Noun
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But as Pirates coach Bo Patton sees it, there are two ways to look at what the 6-foot-4 senior guard/forward brings to the team.—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Star guard Kyrie Irving tore his ACL in the first quarter of the Mavericks' loss to the Sacramento Kings, ending his season and leaving his availability for the start of the 2025-26 campaign in doubt.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Fortunately, Congress had the foresight to understand both the importance of the service and the potential dangers of executive meddling, and so in 1970 walled it off from overt presidential meddling.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Different run options offer a variety of adventure, but the classic is a 17-mile portion through the Rio Grande Gorge, also dubbed the Taos Box because it is walled by black basalt cliffs.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
19 Feb. 2025
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The demonstration came to a head in late April as protesters took Hamilton Hall, damaging property and trapping custodians inside.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Investors can transact in either or both certificates, deposit common shares with a custodian to receive the two certificates, or return both certificates to the trust to reclaim a common share.—
Gene A. Grant II,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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After the warden reads the execution order, the team will fire.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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Everyone around her, including the prison guards, the undertaker and even the warden, seem unsettled by what’s happening.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Eventually, the city reached a compromise on the rail issue: a single track would be preserved for freight service.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
9 Mar. 2025
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With initiatives like self-reliance, high-tech manufacturing, and circular textiles, India is not only preserving its heritage but also shaping the future of the global textile industry.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If the material is not removed or relocated to an adults-only section within 60 days, the parent or guardian can sue the library.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2025
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The fee for the event is $6 per person and is limited to a total of 25 children, who must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Conclave depicts the Catholic church at an inflection point, with warring political factions proving themselves vain, self-serving, and hypocritical in their pursuit of power.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Amongst warring factions of denim—bootcut, skinny, baggy—Team Flare has two very powerful allies.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These range from oversized bats and undead soldiers to towering dragons and tree sentinels — basically a line-up of Elden Ring's greatest hits.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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These include spy satellites, missile warning sentinels, and spacecraft for the Global Positioning System.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Picket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picket. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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