as in guards
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 pickets
Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
But people managed to hold small pickets in a few cities.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
If not, pickets at school sites and another rally will follow Friday.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Or are the neighbor's dogs enjoying the gap between two pickets?
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 16 Jan. 2026
According to the organization's strike map on its website, there are no strikes or pickets planned in Michigan.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Baristas at Starbucks cafes across the country are holding pickets this week as part of a collective push for a union contract, and Phoenix workers are joining in.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Where will Starbucks Workers United hold rallies and pickets?
—Mike Snider, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
The Church, which is considered a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is best known for organizing pickets at soldiers’ funerals and emblazoning anti-LGBT slogans on protest signs and billboards.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
And unions have been printing and distributing signs, and organizing pickets and mega-rallies.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
But people managed to hold small pickets in a few cities.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
If not, pickets at school sites and another rally will follow Friday.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Or are the neighbor's dogs enjoying the gap between two pickets?
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 16 Jan. 2026
According to the organization's strike map on its website, there are no strikes or pickets planned in Michigan.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Baristas at Starbucks cafes across the country are holding pickets this week as part of a collective push for a union contract, and Phoenix workers are joining in.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Where will Starbucks Workers United hold rallies and pickets?
—Mike Snider, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
The Church, which is considered a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is best known for organizing pickets at soldiers’ funerals and emblazoning anti-LGBT slogans on protest signs and billboards.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickets
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Kennard, Smart fined Kennard and Smart were fined by the NBA for inappropriate conduct toward game officials, the league announced Monday, after the Lakers guards were involved in a postgame dust-up near midcourt on Sunday.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Categories covered by this author include home warranty, gutter guards, pest control, mattresses, roofing, car warranty, home insurance, car insurance, weight loss and hair loss.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The state wardens and other cops who knew and worked with Bob Markle weren’t just honoring his memory by attending his funeral.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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Armas said the prison wardens never switched off the lights.—
Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
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Under the agreement, the Sheridan School District will re-recognize the union and add classified staff — such as custodians and paraprofessionals — to the bargaining unit.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The news comes as Broadway production company Seaview announced the acquisition of the revival rights from the new custodians of the Tennessee Williams estate.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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This helps create a barrier of warmer air that buffers the foliage against the cold.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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Police urged parents and guardians to speak with their students about any potential interaction with Faulkner and to relay information to the Wauconda Police Department Investigations Division at (847) 865-0399.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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None of the minors were taken into custody as officers attempted to notify their guardians, according to police.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Precedent for this idea comes from Poland, where many cities already use freshwater mussels as living sentinels of water quality, wired with sensors that register when the animals clamp their shells shut in response to pollutants.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Mar. 2026
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Above the Agency house, a hundred yards away, Fort King’s sentinels scanned the area.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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The soldiers would have stayed as sentries before and after the performance, symbolically guarding the legacy of Taiwan’s founder.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Police had taped off several square blocks around Sixth Street, while local police and federal authorities, including Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents, were at the site, according to Austin police officers serving as sentries.—
Jack Myer,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Early record keepers captured the story of each game in 9×9 grids.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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This is the eternal dilemma for managers who knowingly choose to use their back-up keepers in the cup.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Pickets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickets. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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