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
Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
As Bezos and the former TV personality partied on his mega-yacht before arriving in Venice for this week’s wedding, protesters have vowed to blockade the city’s canals and ports and to picket the wedding venue, whose location has not yet been made public.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Traditional homes may suit a Chippendale pattern or classic straight pickets.
—Abid Haque, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The workers responded by picketing the Breathe Entertainment production on Friday morning.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
As Bezos and the former TV personality partied on his mega-yacht before arriving in Venice for this week’s wedding, protesters have vowed to blockade the city’s canals and ports and to picket the wedding venue, whose location has not yet been made public.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
Verb
Those nine figures topped the picket signs of actors and writers during Hollywood strikes in 2023.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Traditional homes may suit a Chippendale pattern or classic straight pickets.
—Abid Haque, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picket
Noun
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Bringing in a guard who can make that kind of an impact would be of interest to most teams around the NBA.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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In the four photos, the Indiana Fever guard and the former Iowa men's basketball star are seen happily posing at various venues, including at one of her games.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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What are the pool fence laws in Arizona? Arizona law calls for 5-foot fencing, walling or another barrier at least 20 inches from the water's edge for homes where there are children under 6 years of age living.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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Designers are seeing these rich hues used on everything from plush ottomans to wall art to tile.—
Kendall Bettle,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2025
Noun
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The asset manager has evolved from a portfolio custodian to a business unit leader—closer to the CEO of the asset than to an administrator.—
Aurele Gouy,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The shooting claimed the lives of head of school Katherine Koonce, 59; custodian Mike Hill, 61; substitute teacher Cynthia Peak, 61; and third-graders Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney and Hallie Scruggs, the Covenant Presbyterian pastor’s daughter.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Alyson had served as senior warden at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale and was a trustee of Sewanee: The University of the South, the Episcopal college in Tennessee where Josephine had graduated.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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The warden of the facility then ordered a shakedown at the former cell, where a powdery substance was found hidden in the bed of one of the inmates, according to the report.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2025
Verb
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The board is fighting to preserve its designation as a community action agency, navigating foreclosure and cooperating with the Department of Administration's forensic audit.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
18 July 2025
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The bones, which do preserve, don’t tell us if an animal held its young inside the body.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The deaths of at least 27 children and staff at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas have some parents and guardians questioning the safety of summer camps, especially as global warming increases risks of extreme weather.—
Julia Simon,
NPR,
18 July 2025
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All 17 plaintiffs are former foster youth or parents or guardians of former foster youth, and are listed in court documents as John Doe or Jane Doe plaintiffs.—
Theresa Clift
July 18,
Sacbee.com,
18 July 2025
Verb
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Now college kids, young couple Zed (Milo Manheim) and Addison (Meg Donnelly) find a way to bring together the warring factions of Daywalkers and Vampires for everybody's well-being.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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But leaders such as Moore could bridge the warring factions within his party.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2025
Noun
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There’s another important way that dogs can benefit the study of cancer—as environmental sentinels.—
Knowable Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Mutu plants her bronze figures in the gardens like sentinels from another world.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Picket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picket. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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