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as in to recruit
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Recent Examples of enlist
For the single, the quartet of Jisoo, Jenny, Rose, and Lisa enlisted an army of songwriters — TEDDY, Diplo, 24, Zikai, Claudia Valentina, Jumpa, Malachiii, and Jesse Bluu — for their foray into the hardstyle genre.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
His manager, Jason Weinberg, had been enlisted as a reader considerably earlier in the process.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
When the Civil War broke out in 1861, George enlisted in the Union Army, serving in the 21st Kentucky Infantry Regiment.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
To tackle the renovation, the couple enlisted the help of local designer Melissa Welker of Melissa Lacy Design.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
His manager, Jason Weinberg, had been enlisted as a reader considerably earlier in the process.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
When the Civil War broke out in 1861, George enlisted in the Union Army, serving in the 21st Kentucky Infantry Regiment.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
To tackle the renovation, the couple enlisted the help of local designer Melissa Welker of Melissa Lacy Design.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlist
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As part of this year’s festivities, four players will also be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, including Chargers legendary tight end Antonio Gates.—
Mark J. Burns,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Former Marlins manager Jim Leyland, who led the franchise to its first World Series title in 1997, was inducted into the Hall in 2024.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
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Bigsby walked into his middle school the next day, recruited classmates for his own boy band and started rehearsing cover songs with them after school every day at his house.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
2 Aug. 2025
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During the Biden administration, CBP was able to recruit its workforce in part thanks to hiring bonuses, according to a Governmental Accountability Office report.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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The company employs around 10,000 mostly office workers in its hometown.—
Alexander Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
29 July 2025
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Both Israel and Qatar have been accused by their respective critics of flouting U.S. law by employing under-the-table foreign influence efforts.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
28 July 2025
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All these schools enroll significant numbers of active military service members and veterans.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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To install any of Apple's public betas, enroll your Apple account on Apple's software beta website.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
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Laptop farm When her clients got hired, Chapman would receive their corporate laptops in the mail.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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Venables hired Washington State offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle to keep the connection with Mateer intact.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
25 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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Tiffany Stratton retained the WWE Women’s Championship over Jade Cargill in a short, but flashy match.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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But his presidency was seen as a stop-gap, a way for Putin to side-step constitutional limits and retain power.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
3 Aug. 2025
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In Israel, men from the Druze community are conscripted into the military, with some occupying high ranks in the Israeli army.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
16 July 2025
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In contrast to other minority communities within Israel’s borders, Druze men over 18 have been conscripted to the Israeli military since 1957 and often rise to positions of high rank, while many build careers in the police and security forces.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
16 July 2025
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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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