1
as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
corralled everyone in the conference room for a speech by the CEO
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2
as in to grab
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
corralled a scattering of stray pens and quickly stuffed them in the drawer to tidy the desk
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3
as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
corral all the members of the tour group in the lounge
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Recent Examples of corral
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Penguin sliding into the finish corral on his belly—a signature move—where a mob of spectators dog-piled on top of him.
—Outside, 18 Dec. 2025
Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Installing metal edging along the sides of your path should keep the little pebbles corralled.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
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Noun
And every September, the bison, more than 1,300 of them, are herded by a group of experienced cowboys and cowgirls down to corrals, past a cheering group of onlookers.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Penguin sliding into the finish corral on his belly—a signature move—where a mob of spectators dog-piled on top of him.
—Outside, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
At any moment, we could be corralled in a mass detention sweep, bound and raped and maced and mauled for committing the crime of simply existing on our land.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Installing metal edging along the sides of your path should keep the little pebbles corralled.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corral
Noun
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Inflation stayed in its cage, coming in below 2% — later the Fed’s official target — for 17 straight months in 1997-99.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Inflation stayed in its cage, coming in below 2% — later the Fed’s official target – for 17 straight months in 1997-1999.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Today, the Tinker Field History Plaza stands in its shadow, an attempt to preserve the memory of a venue that housed both America’s pastime and a pivotal civil-rights moment.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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Singapore’s Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum houses a tooth relic said to have been recovered from the Buddha’s funeral pyre in a giant stupa fashioned from 705 pounds of gold.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Headline-grabbing cases of apparent fraud at companies like Carriox (which allegedly misled its private-credit lenders) and auto lender Tricolor (where banks got hoodwinked) show there’s plenty of blame to go around.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The sophomore guard has grabbed the reins for the Red Raiders in Toppin’s absence and was named the Big 12 Conference’s Player of the Week on Monday.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The plane, belonging to the Bolivian air force, was transporting money to La Paz, and images on social media showed people rushing to collect the bills scattered at the crash site, while police in riot gear tried to disperse the crowd.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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That is where most dust collects.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Dania Beach ordinance would require chickens to be kept in a sturdy coop that protects them from weather and predators.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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There are also coops on the property for about 19 chickens and a handful of quail also tended by students.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Iran wanted the talks confined only to guarantees about the civilian purpose of its nuclear program, not its missile program, support of regional proxy groups or human rights abuses.—
Nina Srinivasan Rathbun,
The Conversation,
1 Mar. 2026
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White-collar workers, of course, are not confined to the private sector.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Occy’s Left is one of Asia’s most iconic breaks and offers a chance to catch the perfect left.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
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The idea is to catch reading struggles early on and guide parents on how to help their kids.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Refrigerate for up to two days, or freeze for up to two months, bringing to room temperature when ready to assemble the cake.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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This decadent no-bake dessert takes just 25 minutes to assemble and calls upon instant pudding mix to get the job done quickly.—
Jessica Saari Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Corral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corral. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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