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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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The results of his project comprise the Heinz Gaube Lebanese Architectural Photographs Collection, housed at Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) and available via JSTOR.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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The wing traditionally served as the office of the First Lady, and previously housed a portico as well as a colonnade that led to the Executive Residence.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 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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Following the July announcement, speculation was rampant regarding CBS’s decision and it was not confined to Reddit threads and other areas of online discourse.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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Being confined to the sideline is something else entirely.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
3 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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According to electoral tallies collected by the opposition, which CNN’s analysis found to be legitimate, Maduro won about 30% of the vote in last year’s election.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Monthly revenue climbed from $7 billion in January to $30 billion by September, culminating in a total annual tariff collection of $195 billion—nearly $118 billion (or 150%) more than the $77 billion collected in 2024.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Tucked away in the lowlands of the Adirondacks, a few miles south of Lake George, Saratoga Springs, New York, is surrounded by some of the most striking landscapes in all of Upstate.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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The former politician and businessman died while surrounded by family at age 84, his relatives reported.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
4 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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