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Recent Examples of enlist
Puerto Ricans enlist at a much higher rate than mainland Americans.
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Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2026
Since the election, however, about half a dozen other companies have rushed to enlist him as an adviser or director.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
The following month, j-hope became the second member of BTS to enlist in the South Korean military.
—Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Use Your Other Senses Along with using your eyes to assess vintage jewelry while thrifting, enlist your other senses.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
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Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2026
Since the election, however, about half a dozen other companies have rushed to enlist him as an adviser or director.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
The following month, j-hope became the second member of BTS to enlist in the South Korean military.
—Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Use Your Other Senses Along with using your eyes to assess vintage jewelry while thrifting, enlist your other senses.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for enlist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlist
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The singer, who died in 2016 at age 53, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2026
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She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame three years later, just the third rapper to receive the accolade and the first woman in hip hop to do so.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Even Self noted in his postgame radio interview that Saturday was the version of Peterson that KU recruited.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2026
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While working as a shopgirl, the young Evelyn is recruited as a studio model and soon catches the eye of the preeminent artists of the age.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Gianni Moody, a sales worker in Miami’s Design District, has remained enrolled in school for his bachelor’s in design but reduced his course load to prioritize paying bills.—
Adrian Diaz-Alejo,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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The State Department urged citizens to enroll in STEP, the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, to get the latest security updates from the nearest US embassy or consulate.—
Laura Bassett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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Even high productivity numbers may not be enough to pay the government’s debts, and there will be many people unhappily and under-employed.—
Allison Schrager,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Our member companies employ roughly 800,000 people across the city.—
Steven Fulop,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The minister has previously accused Ukraine of forcibly conscripting members of a roughly 75,000-strong community of ethnic Hungarians residing in the western Ukrainian region of Zakarpattia.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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But on this afternoon in late February, attendees have trudged through the gray Manhattan slush to see—and, perhaps, be conscripted by—the boy who lived.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Second, severe winter storms likely put a big damper on hiring in weather-sensitive industries like construction and leisure and hospitality.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Mass layoffs in the tech industry started in 2022, after a hiring surge during the pandemic, when demand for online services increased as people were stuck at home.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Guys such as Steven Cruz and Luinder Avila have matriculated through the minors.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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There are still some bills that have yet to matriculate over from the legislature.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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Despite the institutional changes, the National Symphony Orchestra is retaining its decadeslong residency.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Mar. 2026
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Sherlock is an effortless update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s seminal detective novels, one that’s brilliantly modernized while retaining all of the source material’s classical charms.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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