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Recent Examples of kraal
All the huts in the village were centered around the kraal, or cattle enclosure, which faced the rising sun.
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Aatish Taseer, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025
The tiger had jumped into the kraal and killed the calves first.
—Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
Next to each tent was a protective kraal of thorn brush for the animals at night.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2018
Aatish Taseer, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025
The tiger had jumped into the kraal and killed the calves first.
—Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
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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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,
22 Mar. 2026
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The camp consisted of a stockade erected around a 16-acre field by 200 enslaved workers commandeered from nearby plantations.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Players who don’t start generally do more work before games on the field and in the cage.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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And loyalty became a gilded cage.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the front of the property, guests are greeted by Garden Valley Manor, a retirement pen for the goats that have already given enough to the farm and are now finishing out their days in leisure.—
Nora Heston Tarte,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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My Bedroom Black, flexing her pen on each release.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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One child, 13, was kept in a dog kennel, court documents show, according to WRAL.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Hop River Shepherds has been breeding Dutch and German Shepherds for over 25 years, with dozens of dogs successfully placed in sport, protection, service and active pet homes, according to Scott Beebe, owner and founder of the dog kennel.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Kraal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kraal. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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