picketing

verb

present participle of picket
as in preserving

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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
  1. preserving
  2. fighting
  3. buffering
  4. opposing
  5. conserving
  6. contending
  7. resisting
  8. warring
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  • Smaller firms can combine roles while preserving the spirit of these practices.
    — Dr. Timothy J. Giardino, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Boscia will be reimagined through the lens of modern dermatology while preserving the Japanese skin care philosophy, ingredients and rituals that have long defined its identity.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of preserving
Verb
  • The discovery raises the possibility of a grim outcome in the search for the four men, which has led to El Salvador deploying 450 special forces soldiers to Haiti as of Friday to aid the gang-fighting force in the search.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The whole idea is for Israel to keep fighting, because endless wars serve Netanyahu to maintain… a constant state of emergency.
    — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of fighting
Verb
  • Research tied to the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health suggests specific brain regions may produce their own testosterone, potentially buffering against drops in blood levels.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Air pockets trapped between overlapping leaves moderate the soil temperature and slow heat transfer, buffering against the freeze-thaw cycles that heave soil, fracture plant roots and expose beneficial soil microbes to lethal cold.
    — Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of buffering
Verb
  • But, that doesn’t mean companies need to sacrifice and give into the pressure of opposing conference games in order to get the better rating.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Powered by a defensive unit that tallied three takeaways, four sacks and limited the opposing offense to 156 yards, UCLA earned its seventh win of the season Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl, trouncing Michigan State 28-10.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of opposing
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  • In many cases, states have had to step up, putting more resources into conserving the habitats and species within their borders, and ballot measures can help shape those decisions.
    — Neel Dhanesha, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That's why customers are expected to continue conserving water.
    — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of conserving
Verb
  • But one thing is certain that is not going to be a walkover for any of the contending parties at all in this election.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • He’s thrived under pressure, delivering in tight spots while proving conducive to winning on multiple contending clubs.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of contending
Verb
  • He was arrested for drug possession and resisting arrest, among other charges, and his girlfriend, riding with him, was charged with drug possession.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • White was charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers or employees.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of resisting
Verb
  • Congress is moving to put more pressure on Sudan’s warring factions, as the three-year war perpetuates one of the globe’s worst humanitarian crises.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of warring

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“Picketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picketing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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