picketing

present participle of picket

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Recent Examples of picketing Day 8 of picketing More than 100 NYSNA nurses were back out in the brutal cold to picket for an eighth day since the strike started last week. Christina Fan, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picketing
Verb
  • Instead, those investigations are handled by an internal group of Air Force specialists tasked with collecting evidence, preserving it and interviewing witnesses.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • The chemists redesigned the MOF structure with atomic precision, tuning its desorption profile while preserving its stability and low-humidity adsorption.
    Dr. Samer Taha, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Trump has shattered diplomatic norms with explicit endorsements, fueling accusations from Mexico and Colombia that Washington is attempting to tilt foreign elections under the guise of fighting drugs.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • Utah has spent the past year fighting measles outbreaks — a grim milestone that could affect whether the United States can keep its measles-free designation.
    Devi Shastri, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Decades of research indicate that psychological flexibility plays an important role in buffering the negative effects of stress and a broad range of mental health disorders like depression and anxiety.
    Joan M. Cook, Time, 12 May 2026
  • The method used in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) bases lottery rankings on the past two seasons combined, buffering the payoff for any tanking.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Others also questioned how much time was allotted for those opposing the project, such as Flojaune Cofer, who is running to replace Serna on the board and appears likely to advance to the November general election.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
  • The video was obviously not received well, and officials at Texas Tech were enduring a tremendous amount of backlash from opposing conference leaders from across the Big 12.
    Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Vineyards and winemaking utilize sustainable practices, including protecting the adjacent Napa River, naturally managing pests by installing bird and owl boxes among the vines, maintaining healthy soil, and conserving water.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 19 June 2026
  • Patients may need to decide between breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy, consider reconstruction options, evaluate radiation recommendations, or determine whether endocrine therapy, chemotherapy or additional testing is appropriate.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Hernandez disagreed, contending department officials walk over them.
    City News Service, Daily News, 18 June 2026
  • The Swede's game should fit this difficult track, but contending or not will rely on what is going on between the ears.
    Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • He was arrested on suspicion of brandishing a weapon, resisting arrest with violence, resisting arrest, trespassing and being too intoxicated to care for himself in public, police said.
    Jose Fabian, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • After her third arrest in November 2024, Chelsea pled guilty in February 2025 to charges of resisting or obstructing an officer, felony bail jumping and possession of methamphetamine, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
    Anna Myers, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
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

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“Picketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picketing. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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