palisading

verb

Definition of palisadingnext
present participle of palisade
as in picketing

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  1. preserving
  2. conserving
  3. opposing
Verb
  • The museum, which was founded in 2014 with the goal of preserving automotive history, also hosts the Audrain Newport Concours and Motor Week each year.
    Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Sure, the Russian air force is preserving its planes.
    David Axe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of preserving
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  • The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality highlights such technologies as essential for conserving freshwater resources and creating sustainable water systems.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Unnatural Year End Giving Giving is not conserving.
    Shane Enete, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of conserving
Verb
  • There are at least three instances in the past 150 years when opposing temperature extremes hit the area in back-to-back years.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Brunson and Towns are confounding opposing defenses in two-man action, and this starting lineup can comfortably go five out to lengthen and distort the floor.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of opposing
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“Palisading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palisading. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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