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Recent Examples of kraal
The kraal was a circular affair about 30 feet in diameter and was made of rocks piled about three feet high.
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Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
The tiger had jumped into the kraal and killed the calves first.
—Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
In fact, by 1978, black children could be shot on sight for leaving their family's kraal, or homestead.
—Alexandra Fuller, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2020
Inspired by a traditional kraal (village) and surrounded by four savannahs, the lodge is home to 30 wildlife species — zebras, giraffes, flamingos, and gazelles — some of which can be spotted wandering past room windows.
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2020
Next to each tent was a protective kraal of thorn brush for the animals at night.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2018
Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
The tiger had jumped into the kraal and killed the calves first.
—Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
In fact, by 1978, black children could be shot on sight for leaving their family's kraal, or homestead.
—Alexandra Fuller, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2020
Inspired by a traditional kraal (village) and surrounded by four savannahs, the lodge is home to 30 wildlife species — zebras, giraffes, flamingos, and gazelles — some of which can be spotted wandering past room windows.
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2020
Next to each tent was a protective kraal of thorn brush for the animals at night.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kraal
Noun
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During the Civil War, a deadline was a line of demarcation around the inner stockade of a prison camp, generally about 17 feet.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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The first was named after the legislature of the Texas Republic, although the first capitol, a log structure tucked behind a defensive stockade, rose not on Congress, but at West Eighth and Colorado streets.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
3 Sep. 2024
Noun
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At the very top of the house, in a former dovecote with oxeye windows, there’s now a yoga studio and a roof deck with a hair-raising view of the river valley.—
Jo Rodgers,
Vogue,
3 May 2024
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Surrounded by redwood trees, the half-timbered home has multiple rooflines and gables, three stand-alone dovecotes that look like little towers, and a fence of irregularly curving bricks.—
Erika Mailman,
WSJ,
9 Mar. 2023
Noun
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Protect seeds from squirrels and other critters by covering the containers or planting bed with a wire cage or hardware cloth, extending the cage several inches into the soil.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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The bottles are dipped in an ice bath, then passed through a machine that removes the sediment and reseals them with a cork and wire cage.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Depending on the style of tracer paper, it typically can be written on with different types of drawing media, including markers, ink pens and other sketching stationery that easily bleeds.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
27 June 2025
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Pictured: a pen shell, both closed (left) and open (right), showing the byssus from which the material for the sea silk is taken.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
Noun
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This week, available kennel space at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control’s facilities hit a record low.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2025
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Pictures of Usopp the dog who is struggling with kennel stress.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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“Kraal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kraal. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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