kraal

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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. — Aatish Taseer, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025 The kraal was a circular affair about 30 feet in diameter and was made of rocks piled about three feet high. — 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
  • At weddings, brides proudly wear a heavy matrimonial collar, an accessory more often associated with the stockade, while grooms strap carrots to their crotches and waggle them at goats.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • At the time, Epstein was serving his 18-month sentence in the Palm Beach County stockade but was allowed to spend 12 hours a day, six days a week, in his office under a work-release program his attorneys had negotiated.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Detectives located Ponce-Maqueda in an RV near rooster cages.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The gambling animals are out of the zoo, and putting the meerkats, lions and back in their cages is not going to happen.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • These include tons of fun stationery items like cards, journals, pens and other paper goods.
    — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026
  • For those obsessed with paper and pens (guilty), Yoseka Stationery in Greenpoint stocks the very best in Japanese stationery design—from Hobonichi journals to Kaweco fountain pens.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Confined to a small dog kennel, Reyes was bound by her hands and feet, gagged and left for weeks at a time.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Software companies have sold to the Pentagon by subscription for years, and now the model is coming to the kennel.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Kraal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kraal. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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