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Recent Examples of enlist
The government has also urged civilians to enlist in the military reserve.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Likud lawmaker Yuli Edelstein told Fox News Digital that the ideal outcome would see full-time Torah students continue their studies, while those who are not engaged in religious learning would enlist in the IDF.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
In addition to Chinese funding, some American environmental charities even enlist former members of the Chinese government in senior leadership positions.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Still, Maduro’s government has responded by deploying troops along Venezuela’s coast and border with neighboring Colombia, as well as by urging Venezuelans to enlist in a civilian militia.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Likud lawmaker Yuli Edelstein told Fox News Digital that the ideal outcome would see full-time Torah students continue their studies, while those who are not engaged in religious learning would enlist in the IDF.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
In addition to Chinese funding, some American environmental charities even enlist former members of the Chinese government in senior leadership positions.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Still, Maduro’s government has responded by deploying troops along Venezuela’s coast and border with neighboring Colombia, as well as by urging Venezuelans to enlist in a civilian militia.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlist
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The six-time Emmy winner was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1985, 10 years after his death.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Braves announced earlier that Snitker would be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame in 2026.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Choral’s ambitious committee, determined to press ahead, decides to recruit local young males to swell their ranks.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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But the unexpected interloper turns out not to be the last of the heist’s hiccups when new team recruit Zen (Rosa Salazar) plugs Parker’s crew full of bullet holes and makes off with the rest of the cash.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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The health care sector accounted for 48% of that lackluster growth, expanding by about 232,000 jobs, even though the sector employs only about 11% of workers.—
Phillip Reese,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Its outcome could define how far immigration officers may go in workplaces across the country, shaping protections for millions of Americans employed in industries with large immigrant labor forces and testing whether the Fourth Amendment meaningfully constrains interior enforcement.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Of the total students enrolled in the accounts program, about 28,166 are attending private school, the report indicates.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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An adult man allegedly used falsified documents to enroll in a Minnesota high school and reportedly played on the football team.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Two years later, he was hired by The Tennessean's sports department.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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These new pressures add to existing ones, such as building state-of-the-art facilities and hiring expensive coaches in hopes of landing recruits.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Oct. 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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The contractor retained a good reputation in Washington and has continued to work for the State Department on overseas assignments.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Wall Street Journal The latest benefit trend to attract and retain young workers?—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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At age seventeen, he was conscripted to dig trenches for Hitler’s army.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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Flashlight does not conscript its readers as audience members in the same kind of elaborate performance.—
Book Marks
September 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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