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, 13 Sep. 2024
The picket is not a work stoppage, but nurses and other health care workers plan to participate on their own time, the union said in a statement emailed to the Free Press.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
Workers picket outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility in Renton, Wash., on Sept. 13, 2024.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Union members hold picket signs during a news conference following a vote count on the union contract at the IAM District 751 Main Union Hall in Seattle, Washington, US, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
The picket is not a work stoppage, but nurses and other health care workers plan to participate on their own time, the union said in a statement emailed to the Free Press.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
Boeing workers walked off the job early Friday to begin picketing outside the company's plants around Seattle after voting to strike for the first time since 2008.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
Workers picket outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility in Renton, Wash., on Sept. 13, 2024.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picket
Noun
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There are five other factors: Offensive tackles Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson, guards Landon Dickerson and Mekhi Becton and center Cam Jurgens.—
Mike Preston,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
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Poor Lars does try to alert someone while escorting Peter through security, but one measly guard isn’t nearly enough.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Unmatched in its warmth, its delightful disposition, its ability to inspire you—not with high fashion or sanctimonious pontificating or streets walled with money—but just by being its easy, sunny self.—
Allure Editors,
Allure,
17 Jan. 2025
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Fearing decline, the United States might lean toward protectionism and xenophobia, walling itself off rather than competing internationally, which would undermine its core strengths.—
Michael Beckley,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Reggae artists and cultural custodians have also carried Garvey’s teachings forward.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
19 Jan. 2025
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The same cryptocurrency that once powered the infamous Silk Road marketplace now serves as a respectable investment vehicle, complete with institutional custodians and regulatory oversight.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Founded in 1975 as the Retired Correctional Peace Officers Museum, the facility is located in what was once the warden’s home, just outside the gates of the gray granite prison.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Jan. 2025
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Of the eight employees charged, five have pleaded guilty and there have been two convictions, including the former warden, Ray Garcia.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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According to Clark, a slower thaw preserves the texture of the cheese.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
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Systemic reforms are needed to preserve its role as a tool for human freedom.—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The district has provided detailed guidance to principals and staff on how to handle potential interactions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and how to support students who may have a parent or guardian who has been detained by ICE during the school day.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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She was placed under a legal conservatorship by guardian Susan Morrissey in 2022, and last year it was made public that Williams has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).—
Christian Holub,
EW.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Popular on Variety In another, Alex and Edith (real-life actor and theater instructor Alexander Diego and puppeteer Edith Ybarra Clara) struggle with making their relationship work amid their warring ambitions and life circumstances.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
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Ahmad al-Shara, Syria’s new de facto leader, faces the challenge of imposing order on a country that has been devastated by 14 years of civil war that split it into multiple warring regions and spurred a proliferation of armed groups.—
Aaron Boxerman,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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An American flag stands like a sentinel on a flagpole beside the Capitol under an ominously gray sky.—
John Blake,
CNN,
12 Jan. 2025
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Poignant, too, is a black and silver gown by the late Azzedine Alaïa that Gabet described as a masterpiece, stood like a sentinel amidst Rennaissance bronzes in the Rotonde Jean Boulogne.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Picket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picket. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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