corralled

verb

past tense of corral
1
as in housed
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers corralled everyone in the conference room for a speech by the CEO

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2
as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly corralled a scattering of stray pens and quickly stuffed them in the drawer to tidy the desk

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3
as in assembled
to bring together in one body or place corral all the members of the tour group in the lounge

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Recent Examples of corralled Emil Heineman floated a wrist shot from the blue line, and Eklund corralled the loose puck and buried it for his second goal of the season. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 But experts working with Gentle Giants warned that strategy might not work because of Outlaw's history of being corralled in the wild. — Cbs Baltimore, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Working with Urban Pioneering Architecture, Haughton corralled an all-Caribbean team of craftsmen and builders to renovate the four-story town house. — Camille Okhio, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026 It will be corralled into a separate drainage system that will take it across the street to a facility owned by Manatee County Government, where it is treated and disposed of down a deep injection well. — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 Warner called his shot in forcing a fourth-quarter fumble, set up once Dre Greenlaw corralled tight end Tyler Higbee on a reception. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026 As during the reign of the Inca empire, today’s vicuñas are corralled using a communal technique called the chaccu—a human chain of hundreds of people slowly guiding groups of the creatures into mobile paddocks. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2026 The unexpected house guest was safely corralled into an isolated room until the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife arrived. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Brown said the handlers ran across the field trying to track her down before she was eventually corralled and safely led back in her trailer. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corralled
  1. housed
  2. grabbed
  3. assembled
  4. confined
  5. caught
  6. collected
  7. surrounded
  8. snatched
Verb
  • The group has organized several listening events, at venues from the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania to the Angel Orensanz Center, housed in a 175-year-old former synagogue in New York.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Check into Trevarefabrikken, a photogenic boutique hotel and cultural hub in a mossy-yellow building that once housed a cod liver oil factory.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of housed
Verb
  • Nantz tried to knock the ball from Watt, but hit his wrist hard on the football and immediately grabbed his hand.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The former center grabbed headlines in March for commenting on a Rangers loss that coincided with the team’s Pride Night celebration.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of grabbed
Verb
  • Texas ran for 212 yards, and it all but put the game away on the ground until Ole Miss assembled an evening-ending combination of plays that led to a Hail Mary attempt to potentially win it.
    — Mac Engel October 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
  • After a week of respecting the sanctity of spoilers, our critics have assembled to discuss the movie in detail.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembled
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  • Tokamaks rely partly on electric currents flowing through the plasma to help keep it confined, while stellarators use complex arrangements of external magnetic coils to create a three-dimensional magnetic field.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • However, the issue of government officials and employees using their access to place bets on prediction markets is not confined to the Pentagon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of confined
Verb
  • Her singing caught the attention of Abboud Saadi, the bassist for Lebanon’s most famous singer, Fairuz, who invited her to a recording session with Bypass Studio owner Ziad Rahbani.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Following her death, Trail dismembered Loofe’s body to avoid getting caught.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of caught
Verb
  • Engineers use the physical measurements collected during core heating to test the accuracy of their mathematical reactor models.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The total revenue collected was $168,294 but the cost to the district was $731,323.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of collected
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  • It was surrounded by flowers and other tributes left by fans.
    — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Videos posted on social media show deputies also used pepper spray as race attendees surrounded them and threw objects.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of surrounded
Verb
  • Earlier this month, Netflix snatched the exclusive rights to carry the 2030 men’s World Cup in Spain.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Once the vehicle is loaded on it, the slave deck can easily be snatched with a front-end loader sporting long forks.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of snatched

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“Corralled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corralled. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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