kraal

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Recent Examples of kraal 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 Inspired by a traditional kraal (village) and surrounded by four savannahs, the lodge is home to 30 wildlife species — zebras, giraffes, flamingos, and gazelles — some of which can be spotted wandering past room windows. Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 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
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Noun
  • 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, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Buildings that were part of the stockade were then dismantled, and the wood planks were reused to build homes located throughout Marietta.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 15 July 2024
Noun
  • At the very top of the house, in a former dovecote with oxeye windows, there’s now a yoga studio and a roof deck with a hair-raising view of the river valley.
    Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024
  • Surrounded by redwood trees, the half-timbered home has multiple rooflines and gables, three stand-alone dovecotes that look like little towers, and a fence of irregularly curving bricks.
    Erika Mailman, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • The mesh cage design can take a beating and roll right on.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Azeem, who is reportedly in his late 20s, entered the cage without the permission of the farm owner.
    Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The president, during his first term, also used Sharpies to sign official documents and make notes and even had the stationary company design a custom pen, embossed with his signature in gold, for him, according to The New York Times and Business Insider.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
  • In a statement, Adams spokesman Fabien Levy didn’t say whether the mayor will let the bill become law or use his veto pen to try to block it.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Rogers Animal Shelter will never house a small dog in an outdoor kennel.
    Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 9 Jan. 2025
  • But, starting in the late 1980s, kennel clubs in Denmark and Sweden began rallying to save them.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025

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“Kraal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kraal. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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