picketed

Definition of picketednext
past tense of picket

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Carefully preserved for more than 200 years, the rare artifacts are valued at $150,000 and $80,000, respectively.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Much of its limestone facing was preserved for use in the new 30th Street bridge.
    IndyStar, IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Videos buffered and the streaming quality wasn’t always good.
    Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Modern guitarists can reproduce Hendrix’s chain using separate plug-ins in digital audio workstation software, but the magic often disappears when everything is buffered and quantized.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The defense also contended that venue was improper in the Southern District of New York.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Homeschool advocates have contended that DCF had previously investigated Mimi’s family for abuse and neglect allegations and her removal of school did not remove the burden of the agency’s investigation into her welfare.
    Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In my first term in the House, there were four of us out 187 members of the General Assembly who had opposed every bad idea to damage the FOIA, two Republicans and two Democrats, three House members and one senator.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Restoration of the 74-mile river has been long pushed by environmentalists but opposed by those who enjoy or work on the reservoir created by a dam built in 1968.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • These are people who fought alongside American troops during our last forever war.
    Shawn Vandiver, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Pata's teammates told investigators the two had previously physically fought and Jones had threatened Pata.
    Mason Leath, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The state has conserved 70 acres of coastal land in Portsmouth thanks to settlement funds from an oil spill that marred area waters more than 20 years ago.
    Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Atlanta Track Club Galloway believed walking during a run reduced the risk of injury, conserved energy and kept confidence afloat.
    Dan Raby, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Senegal is holding major debt reconciliation talks with the International Monetary Fund but Sonko has resisted the Washington lender’s call for restructuring.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The fiercest criticism came after Pretti's death, when Noem quickly alleged that Pretti approached Border Patrol agents with a gun and violently resisted after officers tried to disarm him.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Like a mangrove in a hurricane, that root structure that bound them together may very well be what saved it all.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Her insistence also is part of what saved Malinovsky’s life.
    Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Picketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picketed. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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