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
William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
More:Strike averted: University of Michigan Health, SEIU reach tentative contract agreement
Another group of unionized workers at U-M Health Sparrow is planning an informational picket from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday outside the hospital on E. Michigan Avenue in Lansing.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
Now thousands are acting on that outrage by picketing Tesla dealerships, with some selling their cars and stocks.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Tuesday’s demonstration served as a precursor to an informational picket scheduled for Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. outside the California Department of Human Resources.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
More:Strike averted: University of Michigan Health, SEIU reach tentative contract agreement
Another group of unionized workers at U-M Health Sparrow is planning an informational picket from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday outside the hospital on E. Michigan Avenue in Lansing.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
Starbucks workers in Columbus on Monday picketed on a street corner outside a Starbucks in Worthington, the Columbus Dispatch reported.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
Now thousands are acting on that outrage by picketing Tesla dealerships, with some selling their cars and stocks.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picket
Noun
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However, despite the recent optimism, there’s one key problem that might catch investors off guard.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Heat mock drafts with 20th pick With the draft order formally set ahead of the draft combine, a look at names various mock drafts have linked to the Heat at No. 20: ESPN: Liam McNeeley, UConn, guard, freshman.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Since 2021, the western terminus has been 1 1/2 miles west of Golden at Tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon, a dramatic setting where rock walls hundreds of feet tall tower over rushing rapids.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
5 May 2025
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Tariffs by themselves will not erase the overall U.S. trade deficit—unless the country completely walls itself off from international trade.—
Eswar Prasad,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Apr. 2025
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The school board approved the closing of three elementary schools and the elimination of 19 teaching jobs and more than 100 other jobs, including 25 custodians.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
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To further preserve the complete privacy of the conclave, the support staff — including chefs, cleaners and custodians — all took an oath of secrecy, of which the punishment for breaking it is excommunication, CBS News reported.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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Blackwell, the warden, even ordered a full search of Alcatraz on the off chance the men never actually left.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
12 May 2025
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Were you tempted to throw your warden into that number in some form or fashion?—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Once again, the Edge had virtually no problem stripping out background music from a sample video, while preserving the speaker's voice.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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Nitrates are commonly added to meat to preserve it, but unlike many fruits and vegetables, meats lack helpful antioxidants.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The district also has 14 area security managers and about 90 armed guardians, positions that didn’t exist prior to Stoneman Douglas.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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The hackers are now requesting additional ransoms from individual schools for this data, as one Toronto district outlined in a letter this week to parents and guardians.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Indeed, the only diplomatic channel to remain consistently open between the warring sides has been the one devoted to prisoner exchanges.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
16 May 2025
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The talks have taken place in the warring capitals of Moscow and Kyiv, from Washington and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to countries across Europe.—
DASHA LITVINOVA,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
Noun
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These physiological and sensory adaptations underpin the species’ ability to traverse vast ocean basins, from coastal foraging grounds to the depths of the White Shark Café, cementing their role as sentinels of both nearshore and open‑ocean ecosystems.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The sentinels are currently being tested at Deep’s facility in Gloucestershire near Wales.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Picket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picket. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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