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
Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
By some estimates, tens of thousands of students participated in boycotts, walkouts, sit-ins, and pickets over racial grievances.
— Made By History, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
Eric Lagatta, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
When the state forced the tax-exempt foundation to open to the public two days a week, Barnes students picketed.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
More than 400 of the 600 unionized workers took part in the pickets at the distributor’s Hunts Point headquarters on E. 149th St. in the Bronx and at other facilities owned by the company on Metropolitan Ave.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
By some estimates, tens of thousands of students participated in boycotts, walkouts, sit-ins, and pickets over racial grievances.
— Made By History, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
Members of the Teamsters union picketed in front of an Amazon warehouse in west Phoenix Thursday.
—Eric Lagatta, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
When the state forced the tax-exempt foundation to open to the public two days a week, Barnes students picketed.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picket
Noun
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Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi handles the ball during a WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Arlington, Texas.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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On the night of May 21, three armed security officers stood guard as the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington held its annual meeting in the nation’s capital.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Plus, the goal has always been to immerse guests in the real Jamaica—not wall them off.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Since 2021, the western terminus has been 1 1/2 miles west of Golden at Tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon, a dramatic setting where rock walls hundreds of feet tall tower over rushing rapids.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Work history, balances and identity stay with you, not employers or third-party custodians.—
Miguel Kudry,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Don and his mother were fixtures in the Post’s headquarters on Fifteenth Street; Don seemed to know everyone’s name—reporters, receptionists, custodians.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
12 May 2025
Noun
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An associate warden at the prison said he was not authorized to speak to the media.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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Purdy, known to her family as Bez Purdy, was loved by the Broomfield community and had been a church warden for 20 years before her untimely death, per the statement.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
27 May 2025
Verb
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For You, these acts are attempts to preserve art’s political orientation as left-wing and capitalism-critical—albeit produced under extreme capitalist conditions and in full awareness of that cognitive dissonance.—
Diedrich Diederichsen,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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The approved budget would preserve the portion of the program for those 65 and older, allocating $110 million for that coverage.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Most rides have a family waiting area for parents or guardians to switch off with kids who either can’t or don’t want to ride.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Calton hopes their story continues to challenge misconceptions about guardian breeds like the bullmastiff, showing the sweet, playful, and loyal sides of these gentle giants.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Intisar proposed cancelling the hospital visit, fearing that they might be targeted for violence by the warring groups, each of which was led by Arabs.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The delegations spent much of Thursday in the same country but in different cities, pointing to the deep divide between the warring sides.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
16 May 2025
Noun
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These tools act as governance sentinels, standing guard at the frontier of change.—
Shazia Manus,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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But these silver sentinels go largely unnoticed, their purpose a mystery to the millions who shuffle past.—
Yuvraj Khanna,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Picket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picket. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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