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He paused before the British pickets near Cooper Union, chatting with red-coated officers as they awaited orders to move out.

Flying pickets were outlawed, as were "closed shops" which required people to join a union if they wanted to work in an industry.

Many of the white Freedom Riders and student pickets came from Jewish households.

At last the party were permitted to proceed overland, under a flag of truce, to the pickets of General Wood's division.

Securing this rich booty, the Rangers burned the cars and repassed Sheridan's pickets before the day had dawned.

Their favorite plan was to wind their way through the Federal pickets during the night, and make the attack at break of day.

He was the officer of our pickets, and would have conducted us into our lines if we had permitted him to come up with us.

Our nearest pickets were at Loudon, thirty miles distant on the railway, and for this station we were advised to make all speed.

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On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pickets, such as: bar, barbed wire, barricade, block, dike/dyke, and net.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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