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
Pat Maio, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
When Kentucky teachers picketed for education reform in 2018, Pollard said Comer listened to them and wanted to help.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2025
Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
More pickets are planned at a handful of supermarkets.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 8 June 2025
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Noun
Clerks also were laid off at three other stores, but the UFCW didn’t picket them.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
When Kentucky teachers picketed for education reform in 2018, Pollard said Comer listened to them and wanted to help.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, Sandu was arrested in Moscow’s Pushkin Square in Feb. 2022 while holding a picket sign calling for peace.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
More pickets are planned at a handful of supermarkets.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picket
Noun
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This quarter also saw a change of guard at the top for European equities.—
Jordan Butt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The squad has a deeper bench this season thanks to the additions of guards Jordan Clarkson and Malcolm Brogdon and big man Guerschon Yabusele.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His rapturous barks bounce from wall to wall around the granite basin.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the body attempts to wall the bacteria off from healthy tissue, forming the characteristic granulomas that are seen under the microscope and that give the disease its name.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Law enforcement are exempt from the law, as well as custodians, maintenance workers, and those providing medical assistance.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
23 Sep. 2025
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Egan quizzed the custodian on the relationship.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even after the state Supreme Court ordered her release, Bailey’s office told the prison warden to ignore the court’s order.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Henry's most cutting moment occurs when the warden asks the stuffy Brit how the prison tea is.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Sep. 2025
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The morning kicked off behind the Rose Creek Cottage and was one of many activities hosted by Friends of Rose Creek, an organization aimed at preserving the natural habitat and connecting community members.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Deanne Hullender, a spokesperson for the district, said 23,000 emails were sent to parents and guardians to inform them about the posters.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Fidelity Youth Account can only be opened by a parent/guardian.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Its members would never war with one another.—
Stewart Patrick,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2025
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This development introduces the film’s most haunting theme: that even the clashing elements of our society — warring ideological factions, citizens of different racial backgrounds locked in antagonism — are actually, underneath it all, deeply and inseparably intertwined.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By removing friction, letting AI handle the heavy lifting and investing in modern SAT/PST, leaders transform reluctant users into proactive sentinels.—
Eyal Benishti,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The satellite, Space Weather Follow-On L1 (SWFO-L1), is launching just in time, as scientists warn our aging fleet of solar sentinels is reaching the end of its life.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Picket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picket. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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