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
Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2024
She was relentlessly attacked and ridiculed on social media and on picket signs.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Finally, after 20 years of struggle, protests, court battles and even picketing the home of Warren Buffett, whose company had assumed ownership of the dams, an agreement was reached to demolish the dams.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Burn barrels provided heat for chilly overnight pickets.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2024
She was relentlessly attacked and ridiculed on social media and on picket signs.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
That edition at the Le Meridien Delfina was difficult, with striking hotel workers picketing loudly outside throughout.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Finally, after 20 years of struggle, protests, court battles and even picketing the home of Warren Buffett, whose company had assumed ownership of the dams, an agreement was reached to demolish the dams.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picket
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This trade proposal sees the Lakers add Jazz center Walker Kessler and guard Collin Sexton for three key depth pieces and a draft pick.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Right tackle Brian O’Neill injured his knee in the first half, but Minnesota struggled on the other side, too, specifically left tackle Cam Robinson and left guard Blake Brandel.The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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The girl can’t wall her emotions away and that rattles this bunker to its very foundation.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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The terms of the lease generally establish limits on the resale of the home, allowing some appreciation but essentially walling it off from the adjacent real estate market.Roger Valdez, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Each chapter is devoted to a different custodian whom the author visits personally, incorporating his own experiences in a clear and evocative style that puts us right in the story with him.Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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This included butch lesbians, who were often drawn to blue-collar jobs for which key rings were essential, such as being a custodian, a postal worker, or a mechanic, according to Slate.James Factora, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
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Broadway and a neighboring inmate, Anthony Ehlers, had at some point before Broadway’s death told the prison warden about these issues and the high temperatures, and Truitt assured them that the issues would get fixed, the lawsuit alleges.Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
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Five minutes into the procedure, the warden shook him and shouted his name.Brendan Farrington, Sun Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2024
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Why Yellowstone Unexpectedly Killed Off Colby in 'Simple' but 'Shocking' Way The episode ends on that note, but leaves questions over who Kayce may enlist in his simple tax loophole scheme to help preserve the Dutton ranch for years to come.Chris Barilla, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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This generally means researchers have to rely on teeth and jawbones—which are more frequently preserved—to learn about these animals.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Parents or guardians can complete claim forms for those under 18.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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But now board members will at least consider a guardian program.Steven Walker, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
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Things only get worse once the warring factions decide to move into the dilapidated home together.Shannon Carlin, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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An acrimonious race for Speaker of the Texas House is splitting the state GOP — and forcing a confrontation between the body’s warring Republican camps, writes The Hill’s Saul Elbein.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
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Terrified of outside pressures, the framers of the U.S. Constitution worked in strict privacy, boarding up the windows of Independence Hall and stationing armed sentinels at the door.James D’Angelo, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
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Seems dolphins are one of the major biological sentinels of our plastic pollution.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Picket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picket. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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