picketing

present participle of picket

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for picketing
Verb
  • Preserving income, insurance and retirement Financial security also depends on preserving income and protecting loved ones.
    Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Created during the prolific reign of Louis XIV, the Académie Française has played a significant role in shaping French culture, preserving and updating the country’s language, grammar and usage over time.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Barton gave the jury the impression of a man prepared to go into daily combat on numerous fronts, constantly fighting one battle after another, in service of his principles.
    Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The Justice Department under him was not really interested in fighting crime.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Small and fragmented burns, what Roos calls a mosaic of fire, could be more effective at diminishing risk and buffering the effects of climate than bigger, cohesive prescribed burns.
    Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Wylde points out that some business leaders had other reasons for opposing him.
    NPR, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Five vehicles were driven past the ground prior to kick-off, carrying electronic billboards showing messages opposing antisemitism.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • To develop the novel energy-conserving deicing method, the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF teamed up with their partners from the EU’s Clean Aviation program, including aircraft manufacturer Airbus and aerospace company Parker-Meggitt.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Practicing sustainable energy-conserving habits is key to proper energy hygiene.
    Big Think, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His extraordinary journey from utter isolation to human connection is revealed in the Oscar-contending documentary Ghost Boy, directed by Rodney Ascher (Room 237, A Glitch in the Matrix), winner of the Audience Award at SXSW in the Visions category.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But the tariffs spooked American businesses, prompting a court challenge, contending that the president had exceeded his authority in imposing the tariffs.
    Nina Totenberg, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Martinez and Ruiz were present in court Wednesday and both have entered not guilty pleas to a federal charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.
    Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Dunn is charged with assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating and interfering with a federal officer.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Heat, which was out-rebounded 61-38 in Wednesday’s loss in Denver, has had particular difficulty preventing teams from rebounding their own miss.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Eat a Nutritious Diet Eating a nutritious diet that supports your brain’s health is also key to preventing cognitive decline.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Picketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picketing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.

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