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, 13 Oct. 2025
While searching Wallen, an officer pulled out a pocket knife from his front picket.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
The union has vowed to strike and picket the two local facilities until better terms are on the table.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Biggest strike ever The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals said the daily pickets at 19 hospitals and clinics across the two-state region would be their largest ever strike against Kaiser.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
While searching Wallen, an officer pulled out a pocket knife from his front picket.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
Union officials said workers would picket both work sites around the clock.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
The union has vowed to strike and picket the two local facilities until better terms are on the table.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picket
Noun
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Atlanta played much better in a 1-point loss to the Patriots on the road last Sunday, but there are major concerns on the O-line after starting guards Matthew Bergeron and Chris Lindstrom had to leave the Pats game early.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The last time San Diego State opened a men’s basketball season against Long Beach State, in 2010, Kawhi Leonard and the Aztecs trailed by one deep into the second half and needed three 3s by backup guard James Rahon to grind out a nervy road win.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The renderings of the new ballroom show a giant space walled by arched windows and with splashes of gold and room for some 900 people.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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There was wall to wall Major League Baseball games Wednesday, with four playoff contests being held.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Onuba counseled now is the time to take another page from PE, which is their operating partner model, where operating partners sit between management and assets, thereby becoming custodians for the post asset-value integration.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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Ahuja noted that institutional infrastructure for bitcoin—custodians, liquidity providers, and banks—has matured significantly over the past several years, creating greater stability.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Forest wardens walk into Kyebi Forest Reserve in the East Akim Municipal district in Ghana.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Falco is introduced to the world Kingstown as Nina Hobbs, the new warden running the prison where Kyle will be sent to.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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However, the successful samples have largely been collected from dark caves or other cold and stable environments where DNA is preserved particularly well.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The United States has traditionally acted as the guardian of this system.—
John Kerry,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Kids aged 7 to 18 can also walk in for the shot without a prescription, as long as a parent or guardian gives consent and talks it over with the pharmacist.—
Evan Moore
November 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Onondaga Lake is revered as the place where a figure known as the Peacemaker, helped by Onondaga leader Hiawatha, brought the warring nations of Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca and Onondaga to form the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Upon announcing a peace deal between the two warring nations, Trump posed at a White House handshaking between the two leaders, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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The world’s lakes are considered sentinels of climate change and are warming dramatically as global temperatures rise.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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“Picket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picket. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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