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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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Farmer Boys’ breakfast burritos contain cage-free eggs, hash browns, cheese, salsa and choice of meats.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Boyers said that many of these escape attempts are at least partly down to the fact a hamster cage can feel quite limiting.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For most of the year, the animals roam the island’s northern pastures, hills and cliffs, but in the days before Christmas, they’re rounded up and brought to the shearing pens.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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White seabass hatched in Carlsbad are distributed to 10 coastal holding pens operated by volunteers from San Diego to Ventura, including a large site at Santa Catalina Island.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The pup can be seen glancing around his kennel with teary eyes, appearing scared and confused.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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That breed also took first place in Los Angeles, Oakland and San Diego, the kennel club said.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Kraal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kraal. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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