picketing

Definition of picketingnext
present participle of picket

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of picketing Day 8 of picketing More than 100 NYSNA nurses were back out in the brutal cold to picket for an eighth day since the strike started last week. Christina Fan, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picketing
Verb
  • City backers and project leaders tasked the Beltline with building or preserving 5,600 housing units at rates below market-rate while simultaneously delivering a 22-mile trail loop by the end of 2030.
    Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Importantly, this approach is not specific to preserving just this species of squirrel.
    Eve Bohnett, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Some of Miranda’s constituents are still fighting the city’s stadium plan, including its cost to taxpayers, which grew again in February to $135 million.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Nissie Cadette took the mic and spoke about what an influence Metayer had been on her life, fighting through tears at every word.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Amazon Mesh Wi-Fi System Deal Say goodbye to dropped video calls and buffering nightmares with the Eero 6+ Mesh System.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Chronic stress maintains an inflammatory state, slows elimination, and increases demand for buffering minerals.
    Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Humans seemingly have opposing desires to fit in and to be unique.
    Big Think, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
  • But Swanson isn’t ready to endorse reverse framing, a conceptual strategy in which catchers could try to make strikes look like balls in an effort to fool opposing hitters into wasting a challenge.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For Robert Flamerich, who drives from Miami Beach to Doral daily, conserving gas means sacrificing comfort.
    Austin Carter, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Many of Brandix’s facilities operate primarily on solar energy and employ advanced energy optimization systems, helping to maintain continuity while conserving resources.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Wizards are talking about contending next season, once their centerpiece arrives through the draft.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • After the second call was overturned, Twins manager Derek Shelton exploded from the dugout, contending Helsley didn’t challenge in time.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Pride should come from your willingness to improve, not from resisting uncomfortable truths.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • One individual was also charged with complicity, and another was charged with resisting arrest, the department said.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The president has repeatedly said preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon was the war's top objective.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Awareness over new laws designed for protection and legislation that stops short of holding websites and social media platforms accountable have posed hurdles to preventing the harm.
    Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026

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“Picketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picketing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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