palisading

Definition of palisadingnext
present participle of palisade

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for palisading
Verb
  • Preserving income, insurance and retirement Financial security also depends on preserving income and protecting loved ones.
    Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Created during the prolific reign of Louis XIV, the Académie Française has played a significant role in shaping French culture, preserving and updating the country’s language, grammar and usage over time.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Heath is a native of nearby Marshall that was obliterated during Helene when the French Broad River buffering the community bulldozed downtown.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Small and fragmented burns, what Roos calls a mosaic of fire, could be more effective at diminishing risk and buffering the effects of climate than bigger, cohesive prescribed burns.
    Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • This allows robots to use power for thrust when needed and deploy wings to glide when conserving battery.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The highway department will strategically apply salt to intersections, hills, bridges and curbs in subdivisions, but aim for conserving on other stretches of subdivision roads.
    Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The New York City Police Department maintained a safety perimeter around the protest to ensure no chaos sparked between the opposing protesters.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The footage released by CCTV depicted two opposing forces in the exercise.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Barton gave the jury the impression of a man prepared to go into daily combat on numerous fronts, constantly fighting one battle after another, in service of his principles.
    Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The Justice Department under him was not really interested in fighting crime.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Palisading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palisading. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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