picketed

verb

Definition of picketednext
past tense of picket
as in preserved

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  1. preserved
  2. contended
  3. opposed
  4. resisted
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  • Operational, commercial, and technological synergies will be preserved through agreements to ensure continuity, enhance speed, and reduce costs.
    Joe Cornell, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The agreement preserved DeSantis’ control over the district, while allowing for a new development plan to be crafted.
    Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of preserved
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  • Carter’s press secretary Jody Powell contended that journalistic attack dogs foamed at the mouth.
    Amber Roessner / Made by History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Attorneys for the city contended that the Municipal Court's recording practices do not violate the state law and that Legal Action of Wisconsin was trying to expand the scope of the law to include recording more hearings than required.
    Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of contended
Verb
  • Democratic leaders called the fight premature, and fiscal conservatives opposed raising the debt ceiling without spending reforms.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Not everyone, however, opposed the deal.
    Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of opposed
Verb
  • The college resisted and went to court, reaching the Supreme Court, which ruled that Dartmouth’s charter was a contract that protected the institution from the state.
    Johann Neem / Made by History, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The leaders of those countries often resisted these efforts, stating that their new governments were too fragile to tolerate the proliferation of private groups that criticized their government’s policies.
    Johann Neem / Made by History, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of resisted
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picket

picketed

picketer

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