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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picketed
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The lengthy delay to the funeral has raised questions about how Khamenei's remains have been preserved, as Islamic tradition, anaylsts say, generally calls for prompt burial and discourages chemical embalming.
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Rather than adapting the group’s concept for the Korean market, the team preserved its distinctly Japanese aesthetic by making only minor adjustments.
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Helsinki is buffered by more than 300 islands, and its harbor is always busy.
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Commitment to the greater good buffered the AI aversion.
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Consumer Watchdog contended in its lawsuit that the surcharges violated Proposition 103 — the 1988 measure that governs insurer rate hikes — because the proposition does not allow for them.
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Responding to public criticism, Justice Samuel Alito contended that the court isn’t to blame for the rise in shadow docket cases.
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All Democrats in Congress vehemently opposed the bill and three Senate Republicans—Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North Carolina—voted against it.
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Mayor Rusty Knox has been one of the voices opposed to expanding the lanes.
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The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.
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Both exist in spite of the odds, symbols of perseverance and community — memorials to those who fought to establish a new country and a new state, and who happened to do it in a place that proved particularly untamable.
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The project was set for Brownie Wise Park in Kissimmee, a serene 25-acre area purchased and conserved by the county for over a decade and popular for its walking trails.
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This ancient developmental program, deeply conserved, can also be radically repurposed, as seen in the star-nosed mole's sensory tentacles.
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Hibon says the filmmakers deliberately resisted recreating the look of the old cartoon.
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Europe has long resisted air conditioning as noisy, an eyesore on architectural facades and unnecessary, as brutal summer heat has been relatively short-lived.
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The technology is estimated to have saved an average of 190,000 lives each year between 2019-2021 as temperatures soared, according to the International Energy Agency.
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None of this generated the kind of headlines that a remote surgery possibly would have, but the reality has undoubtedly saved the lives of countless people.
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“Picketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picketed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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