picketing

present participle of picket

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for picketing
Verb
  • The company is preserving mid-20th Century brutalist architecture with finishes and furniture from that period.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This approach eliminates the reliance on chemicals, promotes organic and regenerative farming techniques, and aims to increase yields while preserving the health of the land.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The emotional ballast of the film — Davidson’s bond with Dottie Achenbach (a wonderful Maxine Peake), the mother of one his childhood friends, who is also fighting her own health battles — also suffers from moments of incoherence, but the immense power of that bond goes a long way.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And while Johnson’s team is still fighting to climb NASCAR’s competitive ladder, results are starting to follow.
    Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This means that any hope of signing Paul Skenes to an extension and buffering his performance on the mound with offensive support is probably slim.
    Jared Wyllys, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Recent studies show that wild equids are key to healthy ecosystems and play a vital role by increasing ecosystem resiliency and buffering against negative impacts of climate change.
    Jennifer Best, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Their success was even more impressive considering the lack of a complementary wide receiver to prevent opposing secondaries from doubling Lamb.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Lewis’ legislation also includes several additional changes to the initiative petition process, such as a ban on foreign adversaries from contributing to or opposing ballot measures.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Across the three studies, positive associations emerged between happiness and real-world behaviors, such as recycling, conserving energy, signing up for newsletters on social issues, and taking steps to address environmental threats.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The team used advanced 400 Wh/kg lithium battery pouches, conserving weight and space while maintaining energy density.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Los Angeles Chargers Now would be a good time for Justin Herbert to take that leap into becoming a Super Bowl-contending quarterback.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Tucker is likely to be the most coveted available player in the sport with any number of contending teams competing to sign him.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nash was arrested and booked into the Gila County Jail on charges of murder, endangerment and resisting arrest, police said.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Johnson signed an executive order on Saturday resisting any potential federal deployment.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Those remains still saturate the soil of the now quaint hills and regrown forests surrounding the salient that once proved so vital to preventing the invading German forces from reaching Paris.
    Michael Jerome Plunkett September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Among the reasons the name was chosen, according to historians, was to signal that the United States prioritized preventing wars in the post-World War II nuclear age.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Picketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picketing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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