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 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
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Indeterminate tomatoes need strong stakes, cages, or trellises for support due to their continuous growth and vining habit.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 22 June 2026
  • Additionally, a 12-man tag team match inside a steel cage will determine whether Mark Briscoe finally gets a chance at the AEW World Championship.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • In 1996, Joan Didion unholstered the X-Acto knife that was her pen and went to work on Bob Woodward.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 23 June 2026
  • Police said the men searched the victim's pockets and took the vape pen.
    Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • More than 20 dogs and puppies have been rescued after officers shut down a Statesville dog fighting kennel where men bred, trained, sold and tied up pit bull type dogs and posted about it on Facebook.
    Julia Coin June 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026
  • On 20 May, NAVFAC’s press team celebrated the start of construction of a dog kennel in the Pacific Northwest’s Naval Base Kitsap.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

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“Kraal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kraal. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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