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Recent Examples of enlist
After millennia of antecedents, this latest trend of trying to enlist God into warfare didn’t start in America, of course.
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Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
The Christophers sees the estranged relatives (Jessica Gunning and James Corden) of a famous artist (McKellen) enlist the help of a struggling artist (Coel) to steal and complete the artist’s unfinished works.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
The Coast Guard and Navy set the maximum at 41, and the Marine Corps' maximum age to join is 28, though some older applicants can enlist through a waiver.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 25 Mar. 2026
Fourest and her producers also decided to take on the risk to shoot the entire film in Ukraine despite the ongoing war and were able to enlist a brave French insurance broker, Hugo Rubini, who came on board.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
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Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
The Christophers sees the estranged relatives (Jessica Gunning and James Corden) of a famous artist (McKellen) enlist the help of a struggling artist (Coel) to steal and complete the artist’s unfinished works.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
The Coast Guard and Navy set the maximum at 41, and the Marine Corps' maximum age to join is 28, though some older applicants can enlist through a waiver.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 25 Mar. 2026
Fourest and her producers also decided to take on the risk to shoot the entire film in Ukraine despite the ongoing war and were able to enlist a brave French insurance broker, Hugo Rubini, who came on board.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlist
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Marking the 20th anniversary of the group, the brothers recently got their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and they were formally inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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The public voted her into the Advertising Week Walk of Fame on New York’s Madison Avenue, making the Morton Salt Girl the first female icon to be inducted.—
Lisa Gutierrez
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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Longoria had been recruited from Valencia as sporting director only six months previously and, despite being only 34 years old, he was installed as president in Eyraud’s place.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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T cells normally recognize other cells that have been infected by a virus or bacterium, or are otherwise abnormal, and either destroy them or recruit other parts of the immune system to do so.—
Amber Dance,
ArsTechnica,
17 May 2026
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The districts border more affluent, predominantly white districts where the plaintiffs are unable to enroll.—
Annie Ma,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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Born in Newark, New Jersey, and raised partially in San Antonio, Texas, the 7-foot-1 phenom emerged as one of the country’s top high school basketball prospects before enrolling at LSU.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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The company employs about five hundred people.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Samsung operates 12 fabrication lines, employs over 260,000 people worldwide, and is investing $73 billion in semiconductor capex and R&D this year alone, the largest single-year chip investment by any company in history.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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Burkina Faso’s military junta later said he had been conscripted into military service.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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Maybe drafted is more like it, as when he was conscripted to have a blue clay face mask applied.—
Tracy Smith,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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But in hiring the three-time Stanley Cup winner, the Ducks earned credibility in terms of coaching acumen and became an attraction for players.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Stefanie Markman joined the division as head of business & legal affairs, while Alix Teppel has come on board as head of marketing & partnerships, and KC Warnke was hired as head of physical production.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Students matriculate through grades without demonstrating a real mastery of standard.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Lendeborg played his first three college seasons in junior college at Arizona Western, broke into Division I with two years at UAB, then finally matriculated to the Big Ten last season.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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Lio Rush to retain the Ring of Honor World TV Championship.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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The city even wants to use bricks instead of asphalt to retain the area's image.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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