as in to picket
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of palisade
Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
As Steven Morris writes for the Guardian, the Mount Pleasant complex originally consisted of a timber-and-stone monument; a henge, or circular enclosure surrounded by a ditch; and a palisade, or fence made out of enormous felled trees.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2020
The homes, the stilts and the palisade burned and quickly collapsed into the river.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2019
Some of the palisade troughs researchers discovered were still intact upon excavation, Radio Prague International reports.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 28 Sep. 2022
See all Example Sentences for palisade 
Noun
Peck passed an area racked and rearranged last fall by the Merbok storm, evidence of the disfigurement still evident in the clusters of mangled fish camps and spiky bundles of driftwood poking through the snow cover like palisades or anti-tank obstacles in no-man’s land.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
As Steven Morris writes for the Guardian, the Mount Pleasant complex originally consisted of a timber-and-stone monument; a henge, or circular enclosure surrounded by a ditch; and a palisade, or fence made out of enormous felled trees.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2020
The homes, the stilts and the palisade burned and quickly collapsed into the river.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2019
Some of the palisade troughs researchers discovered were still intact upon excavation, Radio Prague International reports.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 28 Sep. 2022
See all Example Sentences for palisade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palisade
Noun
-
The following morning, a small group of us woke up early to explore the sandstone cliffs before being joined by the larger group to peek into tombs cut into the rock.—
Matt Dutile,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2025
-
Fares increased last year, and now Metra is threatening fare hikes again — plus service cuts — as the agency stares down the proverbial fiscal cliff.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Workers planned to continue picketing until negotiations resume Wednesday.—
Jaimie Ding,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2024
-
Their offenses range from misdemeanor counts of demonstrating or picketing to felonies that include assaulting officers and civil disorder.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Off the water, an easy 1.25-mile hike leads to one of the overlooks at Horseshoe Bend, where the Colorado River takes a drastic turn around a massive sandstone escarpment.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
4 Feb. 2025
-
The stately Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is a ubiquitous presence in Quebec City, always peering down on visitors from its highpoint on the Cap Diamant escarpment.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Your expertise can slowly wall you off from how others experience your business.—
Anne Lackey,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
-
Unmatched in its warmth, its delightful disposition, its ability to inspire you—not with high fashion or sanctimonious pontificating or streets walled with money—but just by being its easy, sunny self.—
Allure Editors,
Allure,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
One of the best places to see puffins is the Isle of Staffa, an uninhabited volcanic crag rising from the gray seas off the Isle of Mull.—
Emily Matchar,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Jan. 2025
-
Mountaineering The greater Stockholm area is an urban rock climber’s playground, with granite crags everywhere — including Kanalklippan, a blasted rock face along the Danvik canal in the city center.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Tom Murphy,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Feb. 2025
-
Considering that the United States now produces more oil than Saudi Arabia, is this relationship still worth preserving?—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
The fencing and bench relocation are intended as erosion-mitigation measures by rerouting the path of pedestrians along the bluff.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
-
Officials have asked for beachgoers to avoid the slide area, which is roped off, while the city’s building division and a geologist evaluate the damage and the bluff’s integrity.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
However, by paying employees in stock and subsequently repurchasing shares via a buyback, a company can buffer operating cash flows by moving the payout to the financing-cash line item.—
,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
-
Implementing guardrails that place the human experience front and center can buffer against the negative effects of these tensions.—
Philip Rogiers
David G. Collings,
Harvard Business Review,
29 Jan. 2025
Articles Related to palisade
Thesaurus Entries Near palisade
Cite this Entry
“Palisade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palisade. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share