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picketed

past tense of picket

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Verb
  • Today, the cookbooks are out of print, but a few copies are available here and there online, and they are preserved in the archives and collections of the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Historical Society.
    Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Decades later, in 1980, the Granzin family purchased the bakery, but preserved the recipes and traditions, from the strudel to the breakfast-sausage kolaches.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In 2025, firms buffered costs with existing contracts and inventories.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • At the headline-index level, a modest blip, the S & P 500 down half a percent at the worst, though in part the slide is being buffered by uncharacteristic strength in some defensive groups.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In its court filings Friday, the administration contended that the judge had usurped both legislative and executive authority.
    Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The only absolute, Einstein contended, was the speed of light in a vacuum.
    Big Think, Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously opposed the bill, citing concerns over potential retaliation against Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The team’s lease with Arrowhead Stadium expires in January 2031, and Jackson County residents opposed the city’s sales tax proposal designed to help fund the stadiums for the Chiefs and MLB's Kansas City Royals.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Players fought, fought, fought, gave us every chance in the world.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Germany and France fought centuries of bloody wars before becoming the bedrock of the European Union.
    Jon Medved, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In 2023, however, Glendale conserved the full 7,000 acre-feet because a wet year on the Salt provided the city with enough water to make up for losses in Colorado River water.
    Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Bell did what most drivers did, opting to run all-out on fresher tires and more gas — while Logano conserved his fuel all the way to the finish.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Disney in particular, given its family-friendly brand, resisted entering the betting space for years, though the tide has turned for leagues and their media partners.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
  • As Border patrol arrested one individual, who actively resisted arrest, pepper spray was deployed spray to deter the agitator and disperse the crowd.
    NPR, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Had the vaccine reached the elder sooner, perhaps more of the Juma people’s history would have been saved.
    Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Go to Settings > General > Local Capture to choose where your recordings are saved or to enable audio-only recording.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Picketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picketed. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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