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enlisted

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verb

past tense of enlist

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Recent Examples of enlisted
Adjective
Yet the show is also respectful of the military in many ways and is rather positive and uplifting about the brotherhood aspects of enlisted life and how military training can boost somebody’s sense of self worth. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025 Most boards consider hundreds, if not thousands, of officers for promotion, and senior enlisted troops also come before similar boards. Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025 Ron Lerch, the Space Force's senior enlisted advisor for intelligence. Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025 Stiles, who now lives in Horizon West, knew her condition would disqualify her from the Navy, and so did the most senior enlisted sailor on Bush, Command Master Chief Huben Phillips. Noelle Wiehe, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enlisted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlisted
Adjective
  • Pakistan has witnessed a surge in militant violence in recent years, much of it blamed on the TTP, a separate group but an ally of the Afghan Taliban, which returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021.
    Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
  • Israel and the militant group have repeatedly accused one another of violating the agreement.
    Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Sean Penn did the honors for Lyle Lovett, Matthew McConaughey inducted Willie Nelson, Cameron Crowe was on hand to usher My Morning Jacket in, and Ethan Hawke did it for John Prine.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 6 May 2026
  • Ronstadt, a singer and musician, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.
    Time, Time, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Schumer had initially recruited Mills to run.
    Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
  • While being recruited to Arkansas ahead of the 2025 season, Neal said part of the sales pitch was the opportunity to learn the same techniques being taught by the Seahawks.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • The only real threat to Putin’s authority came a year into the war, when Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the founder of Wagner, a Russian paramilitary organization, launched a mutiny directed against Russia’s military leadership.
    Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • Farmers already stressed by the war at home between Sudan's military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are now watching costs rise for fertilizer, gasoline to power farm equipment and diesel for irrigation pumps.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • But health policy experts raised alarm bells over a steep decline in the number of people being tested for HIV, as well as a reduction in people diagnosed and newly enrolled in treatment.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
  • Alderman Anthony Napolitano says nearly 1,000 people in Chicago are currently enrolled in Cook County’s troubled electronic monitoring program.
    Michael Tobin, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • State troopers have employed helicopters in the manhunt.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 May 2026
  • An investigation into the two incidents led authorities to name Wynter as a suspect, while also revealing that he is employed as a driver for Lyft.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Adjective
  • One of the world’s most cooperative mammals is also one of its most warlike.
    Big Think, Big Think, 8 May 2026
  • Ludwig’s distant paternal ancestors were in fact German Jewish merchants, not warlike princes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Burkina Faso’s military junta later said he had been conscripted into military service.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 May 2026
  • 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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“Enlisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlisted. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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