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as in housed
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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as in grabbed
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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as in assembled
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 corralled
Carter Verhaeghe then corralled the puck and whiffed wide on a shot of his own.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Smaller items, such as seed packets, gloves, and hand tools, should be corralled into clear bins.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
Wrobleski was heated as he was corralled back to the mound.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Cristhian Paredes corralled a cross on the far side and fired it back to the head of Fernandez in the middle of the box.
—Austin White, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Aledo kept the junior corralled the rest of the time.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
The Lakers quickly corralled the rebound and called timeout, but Knecht missed at the buzzer.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The contact was deemed incidental, but the call loomed large late as the Kings rallied to tie the game with third-period goals by Kevin Fiala, Byfield and — with 45 seconds left — Adrian Kempe, who corralled an easy rebound and found the near corner to send the game to overtime.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025
Jonathon Cooper corralled Fields, his former college teammate, on the final fourth down.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Smaller items, such as seed packets, gloves, and hand tools, should be corralled into clear bins.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
Wrobleski was heated as he was corralled back to the mound.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Cristhian Paredes corralled a cross on the far side and fired it back to the head of Fernandez in the middle of the box.
—Austin White, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Aledo kept the junior corralled the rest of the time.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
The Lakers quickly corralled the rebound and called timeout, but Knecht missed at the buzzer.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The contact was deemed incidental, but the call loomed large late as the Kings rallied to tie the game with third-period goals by Kevin Fiala, Byfield and — with 45 seconds left — Adrian Kempe, who corralled an easy rebound and found the near corner to send the game to overtime.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025
Jonathon Cooper corralled Fields, his former college teammate, on the final fourth down.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corralled
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Then later, a week after the testing was done, state inspectors discovered that about a dozen residents who had been exposed to COVID-19 were being housed in the same rooms as a slew of residents who hadn’t.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The new eatery is located in a historic building that formerly housed Eric's Porter-Haus steakhouse.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Shakarna grabbed her medication and headed to try to reach her, fearing for her life.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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But like de Blasio did 12 years earlier, Mamdani identified the growing crisis of unaffordability as the city's most pressing problem and grabbed attention − especially from the young and online − by promising to address it.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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It is considered one of the greatest offenses ever assembled, as Durant joined forces with sharpshooters Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Key producer Sonia Friedman, working with StudioCanal and Eliza Lumley Productions on behalf of Universal Music UK, has assembled an award-winning team to collaborate with Sheppard, Kane and Pye.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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These efforts highlight that hypersonic technology is no longer confined to the arsenals of superpowers.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Badeaux revealed that Olive had been confined to a bathroom for 10 years before her former owners ultimately surrendered her for adoption.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Secure loose outdoor items and adjust plans as necessary so you're not caught outside.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Police previously said a 2011 Infiniti G37 sedan crashed on the I-30 service road and caught fire.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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The veteran utility man hadn't collected a hit in a calendar month entering Game 7 of the World Series.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Pearl and Aiden both remained calm and collected as residents pet their heads and backs.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Passengers attended a California church camp The fire department said the bus was returning to Orange County after passengers attended a church camp in the San Bernardino Mountains near Angelus Oaks, a small community surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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After becoming an Internet sensation (and an art-world provocateur), the toilet moved to England in 2019, where a trio of thieves snatched it from the birthplace of Winston Churchill in a crime straight out of the board game Clue.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Japan says at least 17 of its citizens were snatched by North Korean agents in the late 1970s and 1980s.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Corralled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corralled. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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