as in guard
a person or group that watches over someone or something
set out a picket to watch the camp
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Recent Examples of picket
Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
The picket is not a work stoppage, but nurses and other health care workers plan to participate on their own time, the union said in a statement emailed to the Free Press.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
Workers picket outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility in Renton, Wash., on Sept. 13, 2024.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Union members hold picket signs during a news conference following a vote count on the union contract at the IAM District 751 Main Union Hall in Seattle, Washington, US, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
The picket is not a work stoppage, but nurses and other health care workers plan to participate on their own time, the union said in a statement emailed to the Free Press.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
Boeing workers walked off the job early Friday to begin picketing outside the company's plants around Seattle after voting to strike for the first time since 2008.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
Workers picket outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility in Renton, Wash., on Sept. 13, 2024.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picket
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There are five other factors: Offensive tackles Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson, guards Landon Dickerson and Mekhi Becton and center Cam Jurgens.—
Mike Preston,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
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The radiator panel, fork guards, and headlamp surround are all unique, while the motocross fenders are borrowed from a Honda SL350.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Jan. 2025
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Unmatched in its warmth, its delightful disposition, its ability to inspire you—not with high fashion or sanctimonious pontificating or streets walled with money—but just by being its easy, sunny self.—
Allure Editors,
Allure,
17 Jan. 2025
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Fearing decline, the United States might lean toward protectionism and xenophobia, walling itself off rather than competing internationally, which would undermine its core strengths.—
Michael Beckley,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The failure of a single custodian can happen for various reasons.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article A former New Jersey school custodian is facing up to eight years in prison after admitting to tainting cafeteria food and utensils with urine, feces and bleach to make children sick.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Per the logline, the reimagining will follow a teenage girl who is sent to a detention camp, where a ruthless warden forces campers to dig holes for a mysterious purpose.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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Pro-Trump former prison warden explains his letter to Biden on death row clemency Ron McAndrew, former warden of the Florida State Penitentiary, has asked outgoing President Biden to commute all federal and military death sentences before leaving office.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
19 Nov. 2024
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His sales pitch for the advantages of chartering Christina O—which can sleep up to 34 guests—over a modern superyacht includes the sense of history preserved in every room.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
1 Feb. 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Richard Davenport,
arkansasonline.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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The district has provided detailed guidance to principals and staff on how to handle potential interactions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and how to support students who may have a parent or guardian who has been detained by ICE during the school day.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Najib had to propose a plan to support Samir in the U.S. as his legal guardian.—
Jazzmin Jiwa,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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Popular on Variety In another, Alex and Edith (real-life actor and theater instructor Alexander Diego and puppeteer Edith Ybarra Clara) struggle with making their relationship work amid their warring ambitions and life circumstances.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
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Ahmad al-Shara, Syria’s new de facto leader, faces the challenge of imposing order on a country that has been devastated by 14 years of civil war that split it into multiple warring regions and spurred a proliferation of armed groups.—
Aaron Boxerman,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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An American flag stands like a sentinel on a flagpole beside the Capitol under an ominously gray sky.—
John Blake,
CNN,
12 Jan. 2025
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Poignant, too, is a black and silver gown by the late Azzedine Alaïa that Gabet described as a masterpiece, stood like a sentinel amidst Rennaissance bronzes in the Rotonde Jean Boulogne.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Picket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picket. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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