palisading

Definition of palisadingnext
present participle of palisade

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for palisading
Verb
  • Day 8 of picketing More than 100 NYSNA nurses were back out in the brutal cold to picket for an eighth day since the strike started last week.
    Christina Fan, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Additional commitments include maintaining HBO as an independent operation, ensuring every film receives a full theatrical release with a minimum 45-day global window before paid video-on-demand availability, and preserving the home video window following theatrical runs.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Lamont now wants to reduce the new tax hike from $375 million to $100 million while preserving the plan passed last year to boost payments to hospitals by $140 million annually, netting the hospitals a collective $40 million a year.
    Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
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
  • On Tuesday, the US Embassy in Havana urged American citizens in Cuba to take precautions amid the energy crisis by conserving fuel, water, food and charging their phones.
    Bianna Golodryga, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The body interprets weight loss as a threat to survival and responds by slamming the brakes on metabolism through sophisticated energy-conserving mechanisms.
    Amy J. Sheer, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In opposing the defense’s motion, prosecutors maintain that preventing jurors from hearing or seeing this material would undermine the judicial process.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Infantino’s comments opposing bans on national teams comes amid pressure for FIFA to take action against Israel.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Just a player who’s like fighting and clawing to play versus looking for a reason maybe not to.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Now, Mendoza tells CNN, the couple is no longer fighting to remain the United States.
    Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Palisading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palisading. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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