PALISADING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

palisading

verb

present participle of palisade

as in picketing

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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

Definition of picketing

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The Bruins forced seven turnovers and stopped Oregon’s late two-point try at the one-yard line, preserving a signature victory that strengthened UCLA’s playoff case.

— Elias Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc has introduced rules aimed at limiting disruptive photography and preserving privacy at the property.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of preserving

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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
Remittances, for example, played a major role in buffering poor countries from the dire economic consequences of the COVID pandemic.

— Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026

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In the film, Rina is driven into exile for opposing the government.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Enough Promises paid the firm Seven Farms more than $397,000 on two dates last week for printing, postage and mail services either supporting Levy or opposing Brown.

— Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of opposing

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Rather than fighting strict local regulations head-on, companies like Waymo, Zoox, and Aurora are prioritizing states with explicit legislative preemption that prevents individual cities from banning the technology.

— Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
The procedure had already been approved, and everyone involved understood that my doctor had spent months fighting to secure authorization.

— Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

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