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Recent Examples of enlist
Police have enlisted the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security to help with the search, and have put out a national advisory with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about Erica, who also uses the name Ember.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
In real life, the author enlisted a cousin to design some custom looks including a mohair white jacket.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
The story follows former police officer Thakur Baldev Singh, who enlists two small-time rogues — the charismatic Veeru and introspective Jai — to capture the notorious dacoit Gabbar Singh, who terrorizes the village of Ramgarh.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 June 2025
The Chief enlists the help of marine biologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and professional shark hunter Quint (Robert Shaw).
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 20 June 2025
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
In real life, the author enlisted a cousin to design some custom looks including a mohair white jacket.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
The story follows former police officer Thakur Baldev Singh, who enlists two small-time rogues — the charismatic Veeru and introspective Jai — to capture the notorious dacoit Gabbar Singh, who terrorizes the village of Ramgarh.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 June 2025
The Chief enlists the help of marine biologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and professional shark hunter Quint (Robert Shaw).
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlist
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The ministry said he was set to be inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame this fall.—
Bob Smietana,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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In 2014, The Whispers were inducted into the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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And Musk ‒ despised by many on the left and now seemingly a Trump foe ‒ would need to recruit candidates to a party that lacks a clear agenda.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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Colorado College under Kris Mayotte has smartly recruited mid-round picks who were top players for their CHL teams, but are maybe not marquee names.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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The company has employed the strategy before, with the apparent goal of integrating its material seamlessly into international supply chains.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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Israeli warships and ground launchers also employ the medium/long-range Barak air defense system, which compared to David’s Sling is fully-indigenous, cheaper and slightly shorter-ranged.—
Sebastien Roblin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The Trump administration has already frozen more than $2 billion in grants to Harvard, threatened to rescind its tax-exempt status and gone after the university's ability to enroll foreign students.—
Michelle Stoddart,
ABC News,
30 June 2025
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And even borrowers who could benefit from ICR may not be able to enroll quickly enough – there is a 1.5 million application backlog for IDR applications, with wide variability in processing times.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Vaughn Hillyard will join MSNBC as senior White House correspondent, as the network has hired a group of journalists for its team in advance of its split from Comcast and sister network NBC News.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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Since incorporating in October, Union has hired a suite of engineers from Tesla, SpaceX and Anduril.—
David Jeans,
Forbes.com,
1 July 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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Schools have used the money to recruit and retain educators during the state’s ongoing teacher shortage.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 July 2025
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Peter Shane, an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law, told USA TODAY that over the years Congress has given the president authority to move parts of agencies around, but retained veto authority over the changes following the 1930s New Deal.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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The terror group killed thousands, predominantly targeting men and elderly women, while abducting boys to forcibly conscript them as child soldiers.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Yet factories in developing countries are often portrayed as hot, uncomfortable, dangerous, and wholly unwelcoming places where workers are conscripted against their interests to toil for the betterment of the faraway West.—
Tony Morley,
National Review,
17 June 2025
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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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