PALISADING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

palisading

verb

present participle of palisade

as in picketing

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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

Definition of picketing

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Bauman wrote that more than 155,000 condominium associations provide homes for millions of Americans, and preserving the safety of these communities is a responsibility that extends far beyond any single building or neighborhood.

— Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Cooper said current plans include preserving the church’s organ to become an artifact in the museum.

— Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

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Most undergo breast-conserving surgeries known as a lumpectomy, while fewer than 30% undergo mastectomies.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
The incidents highlight ongoing challenges in protecting California's marine resources and reinforce CDFW's commitment to conserving the state's wildlife and fisheries for future generations.

— Denis Akbari, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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Venus and Saturn are opposing each other in your money houses (exact on August 21), which looks like possible buyer’s remorse, but will more likely show up in interpersonal contexts where the mutual exchange isn’t actually very mutual.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
The Senate unanimously passed a resolution opposing a presidential pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell on Wednesday, putting itself on record against Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026

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Residents are fighting a proposal to build 192 apartments in seven buildings on a vacant slope near the Oceanside-Vista border just south of state Route 78.

— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026
That video cast Perry as a solider fighting battle in wartime scenes.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

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