picketing

present participle of picket

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for picketing
Verb
  • The property also hosts weddings, conferences and events, and is now managed by a nonprofit board dedicated to preserving the historic campus.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Not to mention preserving summer produce as pepper vinegar, pickled okra, or homemade jams to enjoy throughout the year.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That’s after the consumer price index for September inched up but came in below forecasts, clearing the way for the Fed to focus more on the maximum-employment side of its mandate than the inflation-fighting side.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • In reality, while the ceasefire has paused fighting and allowed limited humanitarian access, the deal leaves major issues unresolved — including Hamas’ future role, the disarmament question, and the political control of Gaza.
    Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Further buffering the effects of the retinoid are the brand’s signature thermal water (rich in soothing minerals) as well as shea butter and squalane to moisturize and protect.
    Deanna Pai, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
  • If your internet keeps lagging, buffering or dropping out, one of the quickest fixes is restarting your router.
    Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But some property owners have signed a petition opposing the initiative, which could keep it from going to the Common Council for consideration.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Conservative activist Riley Gaines, known for her advocacy opposing transgender individuals in women’s sports, has been appointed to the Sumner County Library Board.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Our results resonate with growing evidence that preserving today’s living large herbivores and understanding the diversity of their ecological niches is crucial for conserving functional ecosystems.
    Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The human body’s strategies for conserving energy have something in common with how bears enter hibernation.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Baltimore won a playoff game last season and entered 2025 with expectations of contending for a Super Bowl title.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Colombia disputes this, contending that Santa Rosa did not exist when the treaty was signed and therefore cannot be claimed under its terms.
    Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Beverly Hills regular was charged with public intoxication, trespassing, resisting an officer and battery in April 2015, according to Bravo, followed by another arrest, four months later, on suspicion of shoplifting upwards of $600 worth of items from Target.
    Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Enrique Gomez-Urbina, 21, of Mexico, was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force and is charged with first-degree murder and resisting arrest, according to the Austin Police Department.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Led by scientists at Rice University in Houston, the study suggests Jupiter's early growth cut off the flow of gas and dust toward the inner solar system, preventing the material that would one day form Earth, Venus and Mars from spiraling into the sun.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Breaking up or obscuring the reflection makes the glass visible to birds, preventing them from hitting your windows.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Picketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picketing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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