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
Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Clerks also were laid off at three other stores, but the UFCW didn’t picket them.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The rally started at about 10:30 a.m. with a rock band while hundreds of people filtered in with picket signs and stood on the Capitol lawn.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The Reader went nonprofit in May 2022 under then-publisher Tracy Baim in a process that pitted Goodman against Higginbottom before picketing employees helped push it over the finish line.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Clerks also were laid off at three other stores, but the UFCW didn’t picket them.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
She was joined by dancers and famous drag queens, like Denali and Lexi Love, some of whom held up picket signs supporting trans rights.
—Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The rally started at about 10:30 a.m. with a rock band while hundreds of people filtered in with picket signs and stood on the Capitol lawn.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picket
Noun
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Many of those will turn over to Porter, as well as fellow guard Ryan Rollins.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The 6-foot-2 guard is entering his second season with the Kings after his rookie campaign was cut short due to a shoulder injury.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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His rapturous barks bounce from wall to wall around the granite basin.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mark Glende, Rosemount, is an elementary school custodian.—
Mark Glende,
Twin Cities,
15 Oct. 2025
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The most visible plans are those devised by the same international custodians who have engineered postwar order elsewhere in the Middle East.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Clermont County Animal Shelter took possession of the animals after they were recovered by the wardens.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Even after the state Supreme Court ordered her release, Bailey’s office told the prison warden to ignore the court’s order.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Oct. 2025
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Meat that's been smoked, grilled, charcoaled, or preserved with salt may lead to gene mutations and precancerous changes in the stomach.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Audience members must be at least 12 years old; anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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According to The Cut, on top of paying for the unit, Williams's estate is responsible for the guardianship lawyer fees, paying her guardian, Sabrina Morrissey’s fees and her lawyer fees, who is on retainer at $10,000 a month.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nathan Howard | Reuters As the government shutdown drags on with little hope of a quick resolution, a situation involving the U.S. military could push the warring factions in Washington to come to an agreement.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
6 Oct. 2025
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Its members would never war with one another.—
Stewart Patrick,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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The satellite, Space Weather Follow-On L1 (SWFO-L1), is launching just in time, as scientists warn our aging fleet of solar sentinels is reaching the end of its life.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Picket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picket. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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