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Recent Examples of enlisted
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Many of these efforts were a partnership between enlisted soldiers in Unit 8200 and reserve soldiers who work at tech companies such as Google, Microsoft and Meta, three people with knowledge of the technologies said.
—Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Some have completed their time, while others remain enlisted, leaving the group unable to reunite in the studio, at least for the time being.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The enlisted oath also includes a promise to follow the lawful orders of the president and of the officers appointed above them.
—Samuel C. Mahaney, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
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They were not allowed into a local club for enlisted soldiers, and Adams led a boycott of the alternative segregated facilities they were offered, according to the National Park Service.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Many of these efforts were a partnership between enlisted soldiers in Unit 8200 and reserve soldiers who work at tech companies such as Google, Microsoft and Meta, three people with knowledge of the technologies said.
—Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Some have completed their time, while others remain enlisted, leaving the group unable to reunite in the studio, at least for the time being.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The enlisted oath also includes a promise to follow the lawful orders of the president and of the officers appointed above them.
—Samuel C. Mahaney, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlisted
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In the militant revanche of the late Putin era, men are men, women are women, and the men are in charge.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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Pakistan has long accused Kabul of harboring the Pakistani Taliban militant group (known as the TTP), which its Afghan namesake denies.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Each of us could be recruited tomorrow and offered more money elsewhere.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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The researchers recruited 28 female veterans aged 32 to 72, all of whom had been diagnosed with PTSD.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2025
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The conflict erupted in April 2023 when a vicious power struggle boiled over between leaders of Sudan’s armed forces and its powerful Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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Additional fighting between troops and militants apparently broke out in a second area in Pakistan’s Orakzai district to the north, where Islamabad said six Pakistani paramilitary soldiers were killed and two security officials were wounded.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The four original Kiss members were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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Frehley eventually went on to pursue a solo career, but was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, alongside original bandmates Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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This can likely be traced back to Gian Piero Gasperini’s arrival in Serie A with Genoa in 2007, using a back-three system to counteract the prevailing, narrow 4-3-1-2 shape that was commonly employed in Italy.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The report also notes European Social Surveys – tracking public attitudes, beliefs and behavior – which show that there is a 25% chance unemployed people at the lowest levels of jobless benefits will vote for the far right versus 15% for those who are employed.—
Ana Nicolaci da Costa,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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To many Chicagoans, the warlike atmosphere is the result of the increasing aggression of the federal government.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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His warlike actions in Iran, despite campaign promises to the contrary, blatantly bypassed the need to gain approval from the legislative branch of government.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2025
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All seven applicants have children who are enrolled in the Fayetteville School District.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
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All this acreage had recently been enrolled in the Nebraska Community Access Partnership, which is part of a new public-access initiative led by Pheasants Forever, with support from onX, Nebraska Environmental Trust, and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Oct. 2025
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Norvell was hired as a contrast to the personally tempestuous and offensively conservative Addazio.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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Anthropic also hired senior Biden-era officials to lead its government relations team, Sacks noted.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Enlisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlisted. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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