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Recent Examples of kraal
The tiger had jumped into the kraal and killed the calves first.
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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
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
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Fort Massac on the Ohio River waterfront is a faithful reconstruction of an 1802 American fort built on the site of a French stockade erected in 1757 to safeguard the region from British invasion during the French & Indian War.—
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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.—
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The Senators came as close as possible to retake the lead in the final minute of the first period, but Drake Batherson missed his backhand shot wide of the open cage.—
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In a scene created to invoke magic and mysticism, the 11-year-old Pancho dreams he has been separated from their family and imprisoned alone in a large cage.—
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Like most writers who can’t bring themselves to lay down their pen, Zach Bryan prefers creating to editing.—
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The system will allow guests to browse the menu, place orders before and during the movie and pay directly from their phones, replacing the chain’s long-standing pen-and-paper ordering method.—
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The goal of transferring out is to lower the number of animals the shelter needs to keep itself, opening up kennel space for new ones to come in, according to Animal Control Manager Kameron DeBoer.—
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The two children have since been discharged from the hospital, and the dog has been seized and taken to a kennel for assessment.—
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“Kraal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kraal. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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