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Recent Examples of enlist
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.
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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
Have a craving for salsa verde, then enlist the fruity Tomatillo, a nightshade and dead-ringer to green tomatoes.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
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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
Have a craving for salsa verde, then enlist the fruity Tomatillo, a nightshade and dead-ringer to green tomatoes.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlist
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Billups, who was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2024, made $107 million as a player.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sterling was inducted last year, joining Shannon, a 2011 enshrinee.—
Todd Holcomb,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Mack was also charged with recruiting young college students (particularly women) and attempting to persuade other celebrities (such as Beverley Mitchell, Emma Watson and Kelly Clarkson) to join Nxivm.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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After the unremarkable Chip Kelly recruiting era, which begat a slight bump under DeShaun Foster, what first-year coach Bob Chesney has done, before coaching a game, has been downright remarkable.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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Berroa enrolled as a personal care assistant for an individual in October 2023.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
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Doctors don't need to be enrolled as Medicare providers to write a prescription or submit a prior authorization request under this program.—
Jackie Fortiér,
NPR,
6 May 2026
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The union representing workers employed by the Writers Guild of America have reached an agreement on their first contract, ending a strike that lasted nearly three months.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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Located at 11300 Hudson Road, the building spans 143,000 square feet and employs more than 300 people while supporting another 300 delivery drivers.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
9 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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Last summer's One Big Beautiful Bill Act gave DHS more than $170 billion to conduct immigration enforcement through 2029, including hiring tens of thousands of new ICE officers and CBP agents.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Reluctantly hired to fill in for her is Cameron (Lewis Pullman), a scruffy drifter newly blown into town with some unfinished family business to attend to.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
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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At his college graduation, Charlie had been awarded the Lionel de Jersey Harvard Scholarship for graduate study at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, where John Harvard had matriculated in 1627.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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In laboratory tests, full cells using this electrolyte retained 80 percent of their initial capacity after 500 cycles.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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It is not immediately known if Gross has retained legal counsel.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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