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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
This year, the march was corralled by more than 50 police officers, nearly half of them on horseback.
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Rebekah F. Ward, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
However, Fleming missed both free throws, and the Spurs corralled the rebound and immediately took a timeout.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
It’s named after its placement corralled on three sides by the Colorado River, creating a horseshoe shape around the land.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Hopkins scored 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and corralled a season-high 13 rebounds.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Late in the second period, down a goal, Burakovsky corralled a Bedard rebound off the end boards, scooping the puck and tucking it behind Utah goalie Vitek Vaněček for a quick lacrosse-style goal from the side of the net.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The attempt rimmed out, and Emmanuel corralled the loose ball.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
But if we’re all getting corralled to this area by this little Bugs Bunny rabbit?
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
Was there ever another painter who so consistently corralled tension, conflict, emotion, and light to scale the apogee of human drama on the canvas?
—Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Rebekah F. Ward, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
However, Fleming missed both free throws, and the Spurs corralled the rebound and immediately took a timeout.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
It’s named after its placement corralled on three sides by the Colorado River, creating a horseshoe shape around the land.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Hopkins scored 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and corralled a season-high 13 rebounds.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Late in the second period, down a goal, Burakovsky corralled a Bedard rebound off the end boards, scooping the puck and tucking it behind Utah goalie Vitek Vaněček for a quick lacrosse-style goal from the side of the net.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The attempt rimmed out, and Emmanuel corralled the loose ball.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
But if we’re all getting corralled to this area by this little Bugs Bunny rabbit?
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
Was there ever another painter who so consistently corralled tension, conflict, emotion, and light to scale the apogee of human drama on the canvas?
—Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corralled
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The image appears to show the bottom of Orion's service module where its main engine and auxiliary thrusters are housed.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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And, most people who are living on the street are actively trying to become housed.—
Benjamin F. Henwood,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Shamet was fouled on the play and missed the and-one free throw, but second-year backup big man Ariel Hukporti grabbed the offensive rebound to create a second shot opportunity.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Walmart grabbed 23% of the market share last year, the same as in 2024.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Museum workers had assembled it from forty pieces with no instruction manual.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Stranger Things’ original cast was assembled in 2015 when Season 1 was shot.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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Because this month’s layoffs are not confined to tech and spread across airlines, logistics, food production, healthcare, and more, the overall job market may be entering a recalibration period due to cost pressures and the rise of artificial intelligence.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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This cosmic expansion doesn’t actually consist of anything exceeding the speed of light, as the limits of special relativity (which limit speeds to a limit of the speed of light) are confined to two objects passing each other at the same location in space.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Secure loose outdoor items and adjust plans as necessary so you're not caught outside.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Heavily hit, the Dannebroge caught fire and then exploded.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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Sachs said additional data about Idahoans would likely have to be collected to fulfill the requirements.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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The number is based on accounts collected from residents in Jean Denis as well as officials and community leaders.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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My friend Thai, whose parents were part of the Weather Underground leadership, remembers his father, Jeff Jones, coming home one day to find their family’s Hoboken apartment surrounded by cops—a fire inspector had spotted his tiny crop of marijuana plants on the fire escape.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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More than a dozen police and emergency vehicles surrounded a U-Haul truck cordoned off with caution tape outside the stadium.—
Suryatapa Chakraborty,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Max Verstappen snatched the torch from Lewis Hamilton and became one of the most unstoppable Formula 1 drivers in the sport from 2021 to 2024.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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This is the same person who cut off dribble-drives in a second-half effort that shut down Minnesota in the Sweet 16, who snatched a pass that was nearly out of bounds for a layup.—
Haley Sawyer,
Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Corralled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corralled. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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