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
Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 16 Jan. 2026
The two were invited by Blue Cross to relocate the 30-minute picket — which featured a brief but coordinated step-tap dance number — from a grassy easement.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Union officials said workers would picket both work sites around the clock.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Or are the neighbor's dogs enjoying the gap between two pickets?
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 16 Jan. 2026
The two were invited by Blue Cross to relocate the 30-minute picket — which featured a brief but coordinated step-tap dance number — from a grassy easement.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
Verb
The Eagles’ 21-17 Sunday loss to the Denver Broncos contained the perplexity that has in the past provoked fans to picket outside the NovaCare Complex’s gates.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Union officials said workers would picket both work sites around the clock.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picket
Noun
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In these situations, fire watch guards may be assigned to monitor the property when regular staff is unavailable.—
Matthew Kayser,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Smart played his usual smothering defense, doing a very good job in limiting Timberwolves All-Star guard Anthony Edwards to just 14 points on two-for-15 shooting from the field and one-for-10 from three-point range.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Painting the trim and walls the same color on a small formal living room or dining room will go a long way in guiding the room to seem both as sophisticated and as big as possible—maximizing potential in multiple ways.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
24 Feb. 2026
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The interiors are timbered wall to wall, from chunky Lincoln Log-style beams to vertical beams cut with their natural edges left intact.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In addition to depository audits, gold IRA custodians also maintain records of each account's holdings, creating multiple layers of oversight.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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For retirement accounts, both companies work with third-party custodians to administer precious metals IRAs and manage storage requirements.—
Nick Perry,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After finishing the conversation, Harris, still struck by the insight of the prison doctor, asked a warden how long the man had worked in the prison.—
Costa Beavin Pappas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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His father was the warden there, and Dominique was teased for it mercilessly at school.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But Idaho’s defense came up big, preserving the title.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Mar. 2026
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Teens and guardians can also request women drivers on demand through Uber’s teen accounts.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Authorities of the Taliban's ministry for the prevention of vice and promotion of virtue have, at random times through Afghanistan, imposed one of their rules, which prohibit women and girls from being in public without a male guardian — which can even be a boy.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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With Khamenei’s regime, and his life, on the line, the resistance instinct must be warring with the survival instinct beneath that black turban.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Why the hell doesn’t war ever change?—
Jack King,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Above the Agency house, a hundred yards away, Fort King’s sentinels scanned the area.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Academic medical center sentinel networks.—
Robert B. Shpiner,
STAT,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Picket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picket. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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