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Recent Examples of enlist
Shortly after his escapade, William was allowed to enlist in the British army.
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Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Equestrian Connection, which says it was alerted just hours before the event, managed to quickly enlist two local bands to sub in as the night’s entertainment.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The title subject is a deaf Ukrainian man who wants to enlist in his country’s armed forces in 2022 when Russia launches its full-scale invasion.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
However, the researchers discovered unexpected mechanisms whereby acceptor molecules can enlist the help of neighbouring molecules to complete the charge transfer, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
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Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Equestrian Connection, which says it was alerted just hours before the event, managed to quickly enlist two local bands to sub in as the night’s entertainment.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The title subject is a deaf Ukrainian man who wants to enlist in his country’s armed forces in 2022 when Russia launches its full-scale invasion.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
However, the researchers discovered unexpected mechanisms whereby acceptor molecules can enlist the help of neighbouring molecules to complete the charge transfer, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlist
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The four original Kiss members were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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True greatness will get most NFL players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Revolutionary groups, often recruited from universities and the intelligentsia, were soon carrying out terrorist attacks in the cities.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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Ring of Fire Skull recruited Dusty Summers from a club in Las Vegas.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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But American manufacturing looks very different from five decades ago, when millions of workers were employed to perform specific tasks along assembly lines.—
Joel Williams,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Companies that employ geopolitical foresight will be better equipped to navigate disruption and unlock growth opportunities.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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All seven applicants have children who are enrolled in the Fayetteville School District.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
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In Stomp the Yard, Columbus Short stars as DJ Williams, a gifted street dancer who enrolls at a fictional HBCU to start fresh after personal tragedy.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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But as multiple advertising world sources note, Apple has hired its fair share of TV and streaming video veterans over the past couple of years, which, when combined with this newfound desire to cut deals to expand Apple TV’s reach, is certainly suggestive of broader ambitions.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Oct. 2025
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As part of its hiring blitz, the agency has dropped age, training and education standards and has offered recruits signing bonuses as high as $50,000.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 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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Elite-level play from the man who retained his crown as the finest running back in the land Sunday.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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His priorities are retaining local business, attaining affordable housing, and sustainable economic environmental development to make Shawnee a welcoming community.—
PJ Green
October 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
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After the revolution, Panahi was conscripted into military service.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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Colmar marked its 100th anniversary in 2023 conscripting artist and streetwear darling Joshua Vides for its centennial capsule.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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