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as in confining
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 grabbing
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 assembling
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 corralling
To see Kyra on a bullhorn corralling massive crowds at BravoCon was truly a sight to behold.
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Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Sixth District Council member Johnathan Duncan praised the traffic officers for doing the dangerous job of corralling traffic at the busy airport.
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Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Saliba turned after corralling a long pass in the air and served a volley up on a plate for David.
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Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The Green Mountain Boys stormed in, pulling groggy redcoats and their families from the barracks and corralling them into a stunned cluster.
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Kinsey Gidick,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
Whatever the space is, begin by removing all the items and corralling them into a pile.
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Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
Unlike more traditional wedding venues, Airbnbs are not likely to have a planner fine-tuning on-site logistics or corralling reception chairs or tables.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
31 May 2026
Video shows dozens of officers — some carrying riot shields — corralling the large group in the middle of the street.
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Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
The long-running showcase features 7-10 minute sets from hungry, hard-working comics such as Nic Dean, Lane Lonion, Lizzy Wolfson, Sam Ellefson, Phil Corridor, Kate McLachlan, Mitch Jones and Austin Black, with Roy corralling the hilarity.
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John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Sixth District Council member Johnathan Duncan praised the traffic officers for doing the dangerous job of corralling traffic at the busy airport.
—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Saliba turned after corralling a long pass in the air and served a volley up on a plate for David.
—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The Green Mountain Boys stormed in, pulling groggy redcoats and their families from the barracks and corralling them into a stunned cluster.
—
Kinsey Gidick,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
Whatever the space is, begin by removing all the items and corralling them into a pile.
—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
Unlike more traditional wedding venues, Airbnbs are not likely to have a planner fine-tuning on-site logistics or corralling reception chairs or tables.
—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
31 May 2026
Video shows dozens of officers — some carrying riot shields — corralling the large group in the middle of the street.
—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
The long-running showcase features 7-10 minute sets from hungry, hard-working comics such as Nic Dean, Lane Lonion, Lizzy Wolfson, Sam Ellefson, Phil Corridor, Kate McLachlan, Mitch Jones and Austin Black, with Roy corralling the hilarity.
—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corralling
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Plants are also unbothered by confining pavement and other urban challenges.
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The requirement to add wheels increases costs and can limit where these homes are allowed, due to zoning restrictions, often confining them to mobile home parks.
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The video then shows the woman throwing Martinez to the ground, grabbing her by the hair and repeatedly attacking her as bystanders try to step in and help.
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According to Sangrio, the video appears to show Matthew Cox, O'Toole's then-attendant, striking the 60-year-old with a broom, punching him and grabbing him by the neck.
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Boeing is also responsible for developing and assembling the SLS core stage, and was selected to design and manufacture EUS in February 2017.
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Abandoned by his mother as a child, White set out to create not just a band but a family, assembling a sprawling ensemble around a musical and spiritual vision.
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The second and third stories are open to visitors, while the first floor housing the gift shop remains closed.
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About 150 miles from SoFi Stadium, south of the Mexican border, sits the hotel housing Iran’s World Cup team for its games at the Inglewood venue.
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Residents and visitors line downtown streets waving flags, children scramble for the best candy-catching spots along the parade route, and families spend the day enjoying pancake breakfasts, baseball and an evening fireworks show.
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Rushing’s injury could have suddenly put the Dodgers’ catching situation in a precarious position.
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At donation centers across Miami-Dade County, members of the Venezuelan community are collecting supplies for victims while anxiously waiting for news from home.
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The government argued both that Chatrie had tacitly agreed to Google collecting the information and that Chatrie had no reasonable expectation of privacy in third-party Google’s records.
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Even still, most of its diminutive size was just plastic packaging, encasing the far tinier, unfathomably dense network of billions of transistors embedded in silicon.
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The 360-degree curved glass walls encasing the galleries offered many glimpses of a face that belonged to me but somehow wasn’t mine.
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Heim, the 2024 truck series champion who will move full time into Cup next season with 23XI Racing, led the final three laps after snatching first from teammate Tyler Reddick.
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Qatar trailed for more than 70 minutes against Switzerland before snatching its draw with a 94th-minute goal from Miro Muheim.
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“Corralling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corralling. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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