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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
Gods have been especially helpful in this task of corralling the manual labor of the people and legitimizing it symbolically.
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Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Their ability to swing elections brings some efficiency to proxy battles, corralling the efforts of corporate management and the hedge funds trying to pressure them, and winning over the Big Three is usually enough for either side to secure victory.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
At the New York facility, agents sealed the exits, halting production and corralling workers for questioning.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Wease flashed his ability in the Dolphins' preseason game against the Detroit Lions, corralling six catches on nine targets for 80 yards and two touchdowns, and teams almost certainly noticed.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Andy Cohen is used to corralling reality stars and their drama on The Real Housewives reunions, but the TV personality has engaged in a celebrity feud of his own with former tennis icon and Dancing With the Stars competitor Martina Navratilova.
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The Patriots' backup kickoff teams had trouble corralling Commanders returners.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Their ability to swing elections brings some efficiency to proxy battles, corralling the efforts of corporate management and the hedge funds trying to pressure them, and winning over the Big Three is usually enough for either side to secure victory.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
At the New York facility, agents sealed the exits, halting production and corralling workers for questioning.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Wease flashed his ability in the Dolphins' preseason game against the Detroit Lions, corralling six catches on nine targets for 80 yards and two touchdowns, and teams almost certainly noticed.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Andy Cohen is used to corralling reality stars and their drama on The Real Housewives reunions, but the TV personality has engaged in a celebrity feud of his own with former tennis icon and Dancing With the Stars competitor Martina Navratilova.
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The Patriots' backup kickoff teams had trouble corralling Commanders returners.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corralling
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Forcing them out means confining most of Gaza's population to overcrowded encampments along the coast further south lacking food, medical supplies and space.—
Steven Scheer,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Bruni Tedeschi captures her in that vortex — her pulmonary illness confining her to bed one minute and her artistic drives reanimating her with defiant spirit the next.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Securing the Shield ensures the top seed for Philly and home-field advantage throughout the MLS Cup playoffs for a team that has quietly gone about a consistent season without grabbing much in the way of attention.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Without strangers lunging at her and grabbing her forearm.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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According to the project team, the successful installation of the Dewar base provides the foundation for assembling the reactor’s core systems.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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After assembling the nearly 10-inch towering figure, featuring poseable legs, wings, and head, kids can activate stud shooters under each wing.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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There was no information immediately available about the condition of the building housing the dentist’s office .—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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That difference shifts housing from 27 percent of a retiree’s budget in surplus states to 32 percent in shortfall states.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The third-year running back had a career-high 181 yards from scrimmage, catching four passes for a career-high 106 receiving yards and leading the Falcons with 75 rushing yards on 17 carries.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Golf talk was top of mind as guests shared their photos from the tournament and made plans to hit the West Side driving course early the next morning, before catching a helicopter out to the final.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
28 Sep. 2025
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The initial financial crimes investigation that led to the discovery of the bodies found that Kraus had been collecting his parents’ social security benefits and using the funds for his own personal use, according to police.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Crime Scene Search and MEDIC were also involved in processing the scene and collecting evidence, according to CMPD's press release.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Riding a pair of fourth-down stops on defense, including a goal-line stand, and the 72-yard touchdown drive capped by Madsen, Boise State headed into halftime trailing just 14-7.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Oct. 2025
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Some of the cast remains in the music industry to this day, including country singer and actor Charles Esten and pop singer Lennon Stella.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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Finney triumphed at the end of that film, dispatching child-snatching serial killer the Grabber (Ethan Hawke) with help from the ghosts of his previous victims and one of Gwen’s psychic visions.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
21 Sep. 2025
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The special will feature a mix of original and classic holiday songs as Rubble and his PAW Patrol pals try to stop Mayor Humdinger from snatching Santa’s presents.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
19 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Corralling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corralling. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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