PICKETING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

picketing

verb

present participle of picket

as in preserving

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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

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The Living New Deal -- a nonprofit and non-partisan organization dedicated to preserving the history of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's series of economic, social and political reforms -- is raising concerns about the race.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
The state should lead the next chapter of hemp policy by encouraging federal lawmakers to strengthen national standards while preserving successful state regulatory systems, particularly the one Connecticut has already demonstrated can work.

— John R. Gordon, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of preserving

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Xi has said fighting against corruption is essential to the party’s survival, and its ability to stay in power depends on strict discipline and political loyalty.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
That carrier has been among the many Navy assets now in the Mideast fighting the president’s war in Iran and taking part in the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of fighting

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Remittances, for example, played a major role in buffering poor countries from the dire economic consequences of the COVID pandemic.

— Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
Strength training provides executives with greater physical margin, buffering against the wear and tear of high-level leadership.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of buffering

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Padilla accused Soto-Martínez of engaging in a double standard, asking the council to defer to his wishes in his district while opposing efforts by his colleagues to establish no-encampment zones in their communities.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
With the series level 1–1, the third Test in Adelaide was highly anticipated; Pataudi was dropped, supposedly for opposing the bodyline tactic.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

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The hotel’s environmental commitment includes conserving resources through their rainwater collection irrigation system as well as water flow restrictors installed in all showers, toilets, and sinks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Ayala Land is shoring up funds and conserving capital amid a weakness in the residential property market as the ongoing Iran war has tempered consumer spending and slowed economic growth.

— Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of conserving

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Her absence — along with DNPs from multiple key Liberty starters — contributed to a contending team entering Thursday in a three-way tie for sixth place in league standings.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
While the competition is still several weeks out, some of the first marmots in the competition have already been introduced on the contending marmots Instagram.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of contending

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The gloves must touch someone’s skin directly to produce voltage that causes pain, which is intended to make people stop resisting officers.

— Kathy McCormack, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Asking about being alone with a Haitian, for instance, prompted a quick lecture on resisting the forces of prejudice.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026

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