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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Standing in front of an industrial site in Pennsylvania in his trademark black hoodie, Fetterman spoke about preserving the region's steel jobs.

— Maham Javaid, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Chief Financial Officer Pedro De Faria said the money would come from impact fees and would be used for the design, development and installation of permanent museum and exhibit space dedicated to preserving Hialeah’s history, culture and heritage.

— Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

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Remittances, for example, played a major role in buffering poor countries from the dire economic consequences of the COVID pandemic.

— Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
Strength training provides executives with greater physical margin, buffering against the wear and tear of high-level leadership.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of buffering

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As polls show the public increasingly favoring guardrails for AI safety — and opposing data center buildouts — the White House is likely to face still more calls for an explanation of why a more transparent framework is not possible.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Having receiver Cam Coleman opposite Ryan Wingo puts opposing secondaries between a rock and a hard place, because double-teaming one can result in the other going off.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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Muslim leaders and community members, in turn, told the USA TODAY Network they’re left fighting to defend their faith and warning the nation that its founding principles are at stake.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
But Verstappen had enough to pull clear in the last few laps and grab third, with the McLaren drivers slowed fighting amongst themselves.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of fighting

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