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noun

ˈpi-kət How to pronounce picket (audio)
Definition of picketnext
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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verb

as in to wall

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Recent Examples of picket
Noun
Whether in rural towns or sprawling cities, activists who can mobilize citizens to flood council meetings and hold picket signs are finding success. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026 Park rangers and mountain guides install and maintain snow pickets — which are used to help build anchors for extra protection on areas like steep slopes — between the high camp and Denali Pass, the park has said. — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Verb
Staffers picketed for weeks outside the union’s headquarters at Fairfax Avenue and 3rd Street. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 May 2026 The strike comes amid rising gas prices but was not expected to have a major impact on local prices, according to union workers who picketed. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for picket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picket
  1. guard
  2. wall
  3. custodian
  4. preserve
  5. warden
  6. war
  7. guardian
  8. sentinel
Noun
  • Iowa lined up to go for it on fourth down at the Michigan 28 late in the game and left guard Leighton Jones was flagged for a false start.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Fever guard missed much of last season with a variety of injuries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of guard
Verb
  • Early on, Netflix would four-wall their titles with some theaters, which was a reliable revenue stream for struggling mom-and-pops.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Nessel was not involved in the criminal cases, deciding instead to focus on settling lawsuits against the state and wall herself off from the criminal investigation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of wall
Noun
  • If the information isn't readily available online, contact your custodian to ask how to get these specific details.
    — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Long is on Zoom, from her home in Los Angeles and seated at her kitchen counter with the sliding doors behind her, where a custodian is cleaning the deck that coyotes keep fouling.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of custodian
Verb
  • And during the civil wars between King and Parliament that raged across Britain in the 1640s, such ideal stasis was impossible to preserve.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Baseball’s labor pool cannot meet modern Wall Street tactics with a 1970s financial strategy; creating institutional liquidity is essential to preserving player leverage.
    — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of preserve
Noun
  • Hosfelt was among nine staff members, including the former warden, arrested in June 2024 and charged with felonies in connection with deaths at the prison.
    — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Luckily — or maybe unluckily — the camp’s warden, a hardbitten guy with an oily smile named Clancy (Russell Crowe, hardbitten, smiley, and oily), takes a liking to Murphy.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of warden
Verb
  • Congress is moving to put more pressure on Sudan’s warring factions, as the three-year war perpetuates one of the globe’s worst humanitarian crises.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
  • Season 3 continues the bloody battle between the warring factions of the House of Targaryen for control of the Iron Throne.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 June 2026
Definition of war
Noun
  • Martinez and Jesse became her legal guardians, and Martinez communicated every day with Rachelle’s mother, Maddison, who is still in prison.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In California, a parent or legal guardian can surrender a baby within 72 hours of birth — no questions asked — to ensure the child’s well-being, the department said.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of guardian
Noun
  • My sentinel, dressed in a sharp black suit, his frigid blue eyes taut with grief.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In the film, robotic sentinels have been constructed to kill all mutants and any humans harboring them.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of sentinel

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“Picket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picket. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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