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as in to recruit
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Recent Examples of enlist
In 1998, Kyle enlisted in the military and began basic training the following year.
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
For his new Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra album Still Blooming, released Friday (April 25), the Jurassic Park actor enlisted his Wicked costar to provide vocals on the opening number.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2025
With one of the best sets of the two-weekend affair, the rapper’s performance enlisted Ciara, Victoria Monét, and Queen Latifah.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Another move Lusardi recommends: enlisting the help of a pro.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
For his new Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra album Still Blooming, released Friday (April 25), the Jurassic Park actor enlisted his Wicked costar to provide vocals on the opening number.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2025
With one of the best sets of the two-weekend affair, the rapper’s performance enlisted Ciara, Victoria Monét, and Queen Latifah.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Another move Lusardi recommends: enlisting the help of a pro.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlist
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With a professional soccer career that spanned 17 years for the U.S. Women’s National Team, legendary forward Carli Lloyd was officially inducted into the national Soccer Hall of Fame at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.—
Jackie Gutierrez,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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However, the band missed the necessary votes to get inducted.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
3 May 2025
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Assistant coach Dave Thorson was recruiting Tomes under both head coaches.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
11 May 2025
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In 2015, Tanimura & Antle, one of the region’s largest agricultural companies, recruited Avila Construction Co. to build housing for 800 H-2A workers in the community of Spreckels outside Salinas.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2025
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How bad could Jaxson Hayes have been to leave the only height the team had benched and employ a player who hadn’t seen the court in months in Maxi Kleber?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Although mummification is firmly linked to the Age of the Pharaohs, other cultures have employed various embalming techniques resembling that process.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Founded in 1845, Limestone University currently enrolls about 1,600 students, including both on-campus students and those seeking online degrees.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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In addition to its freeze on certifying illnesses, the program can no longer enroll new members or approve life-saving treatments like chemotherapy, lung transplants or stem cell therapy.—
Liz Neporent,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
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As Kiew has observed, there has also been a shift in hiring priorities.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Consider hiring a professional for more complicated or dangerous jobs. 4.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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But they were moved to Harris County in 2017 after the then-presiding judge agreed that the prosecutors might struggle to impanel an impartial jury in Collin County, where Paxton lived and worked for decades.—
Lauren McGaughy,
Dallas News,
14 June 2023
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Within days of the declination, a judge approved a request from Descano to impanel a special grand jury to probe the case, renewing the possibility that Shifflett could be charged.—
Olivia Diaz,
Washington Post,
5 May 2023
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Current borrowers should retain access to IBR, depending on legislative outcomes.—
Robert Farrington,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Even nestled into a tortilla with hot eggs, cheese and steam, the potatoes retain their crunch on the drive home.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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New Line conscripted the aging, legendary director John Frankenheimer to wrangle all of it in the dense jungle of Far North Queensland when the original director Richard Stanley was fired after just a few days of filming.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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Amid troop shortages, Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, recently took its first steps toward mobilizing women in the war by discussing legal changes that would allow women to be conscripted for service and complete basic training.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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