enlist

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Recent Examples of enlist The appeals court’s majority decided that the injunction should be narrowed to the plaintiffs currently serving in the military but not those trying to enlist. Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 To prevent them, many enlist the help of mothballs. Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 24 May 2026 Their sculptures enlist quantum interferometers—an apparatus of mirrors and lasers—as well as holograms to show that our culture’s insistence on independence is misguided and wrong on the most fundamental scale. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026 Users will also now be able to enlist AI agents for complex, ongoing research projects via the search box, ordering up custom reports for anything from apartment hunting to financial news. Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for enlist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlist
Verb
  • Fifteen of them were inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • New entrants were inducted into the main group, the Great Hall, by an account called the Master of Scrolls and Decorum.
    Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Likewise, Tri-City has already begun using its powers as a public health care district to recruit additional obstetricians to the area.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • In August 1953, after sponsoring internal destabilization campaigns, the CIA and MI6 recruited a group of army officers to bring down Mossadegh.
    Andrew Arsan, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Emmet Truesdale enrolls in a clinical trial for a new weight loss product and, while the results are miraculous, the side effects are nothing short of horrifying.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • With more than 500 students enrolled in agriculture classes, nearly one-third of the student population, the program continues to be one of the largest, most active and award-winning organizations on campus.
    Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Although subsequent work employed modern technology — from digital modeling software to industrial robots — an underlying rationale endured.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • The two systems, however, employ different interception methods.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • At the same time, he’s tasked with conscripting 150 of his workers for Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
    Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • Burkina Faso’s military junta later said he had been conscripted into military service.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Onboarding Volume Industrial expansion in agro-processing and light manufacturing often means hiring in large batches, quickly and in locations where HR infrastructure is still developing.
    Alex Daruty, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Houston also wants the council to hold direct authority over the city administrator, who is hired by the mayor to run Oakland’s daily operations and oversee staff.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Way matriculated through Kansas City’s minor-league system.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
  • Nearly half her students matriculate at Ivy League and peer-selective universities; the rest place across top liberal arts colleges and flagship state schools.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Many analysts favor Pashinyan's Civil Contract party to retain control of the parliament, but with many opposition parties running on pro-Russia platforms, the Caucasus nation's place on the international stage has been thrown into the spotlight.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 June 2026
  • Planting a cover crop around the tree will help the soil retain moisture.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026

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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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