Meaning & use
Corralled
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Gathered or drove animals, or more broadly people or things, into a confined space or under control.
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The ranch hands corralled the cattle before the storm hit.
Teachers corralled the excited kindergartners into a line before the fire drill.
A note on using this word
From 'corral,' a Spanish loanword for a livestock enclosure, now used figuratively for gathering people or ideas together.
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