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as in cage
an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals the horses live in our corral, along with a cow

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Recent Examples of corral
Noun
The centerpiece of the property is a 2,300-square-foot ranch house, surrounded by a caretaker’s home, a barn, a four-car garage, sheds and corrals. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025 The photo was of the store’s shopping cart corral. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
Midway through the first quarter, Rodgers corralled a pass from Bengals quarterback Jake Browning that was tipped by safety Harrison Smith. Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025 Sprinkle the oat mixture on top of the berries, transfer the baking pan to a rimmed sheet pan (to corral any potential drips), then bake at 350°F for 1 hour or so, or until the filling is bubbly and thick and the topping is evenly golden brown. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corral
Noun
  • Seven ferrets were also found in a cage.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Most major celebrities or pop artists will tell you their lives are spent in a glass cage, and yearn for mundanity as much as some pine for fame.
    Jaeden Pinder, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The number of employees that will be housed at the Speedway Industrial Park building site were not known.
    Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Backlogs out of Hong Kong, which houses the largest cargo airport on earth, are expected to persist through mid-October after Typhoon Ragasa caused widespread flight cancellations across the region and South China.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The ball popped up in the air and Bolton was there to grab it, except he was hit by teammate Drue Tranquill.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Sasaki was the necessary answer on Monday night, coming in to secure the final out and avoid disaster as Freddie Freeman sprawled out to grab Tommy Edman’s final throw to first base.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lawmakers have promised that schools and local governments, which receive a large share of the sales tax revenue the state collects, will be held harmless by the shift.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • It's collected nine Assembly co-sponsors and four from the Senate but hasn't been brought to a committee, Brill said.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And a Portland veterans-only village offers a putting green, chicken coop and food pantry.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Raccoons are clever, opportunistic feeders, eating whatever’s readily available, including plant and animal matter, garbage, pet food, bird seed, vegetable gardens, and eggs from chicken coops.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Four people have been sentenced for animal cruelty after keeping over 30 dogs and seven ferrets confined to a single room in a Bethel home.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Some paid dearly for their dissent by losing their jobs, being sent to prison labor camps, being confined in psychiatric institutions, and/or forced into exile.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the skit, a camera catches fans at a game dancing and cuts to the two who dump their popcorns, do the robot and then turn back-to-back and pose.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Will Shipley would be more of the pass-catching value, and Dillon the early-down and goal-line option, not to say both can’t do both things — hence, the hot hand (and hence for the second time).
    Jake Ciely, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • All the while, the enchanted garden where Travis would get down on one knee was being assembled outside of his and Swift’s house.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The trailer shows Hemsworth’s Geralt assembling an army of adventurers to track down his former Witcher apprentice Ciri (Freya Allan).
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Corral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corral. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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