enlisting

verb

present participle of enlist
1
as in inducting

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2
as in employing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlisting
  1. inducting
  2. employing
  3. enrolling
  4. recruiting
  5. conscripting
  6. hiring
  7. matriculating
  8. retaining
Verb
  • Snoop also had the honor of inducting Pac into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026
  • As the son of a Bears legend, Payton grew up in the public eye, inducting his father into the NFL Hall of Fame as a 12-year-old in 1993.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of inducting
Verb
  • The aircraft’s multi-role design also gives commanders greater flexibility in employing it for different missions rather than limiting it to the traditional air-superiority role associated with earlier Eagle variants.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Almost all of the gains came from big business, with companies employing 500 or more workers adding 34,000 while those with fewer than 50 employees rose by 3,000.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of employing
Verb
  • The share enrolling immediately after graduation has fallen from 70% to 62% over the past decade.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Many insurance carriers offer discounts for bundling auto insurance with other policies or enrolling in safe driving programs.
    — McKynzie Steward, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of enrolling
Verb
  • Fenerbahce got in on the act by recruiting Nathan Ake from Manchester City and Greenwood from Marseille, bluntly unconcerned by the latter’s past.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But the administration, led by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, has pushed ahead, recruiting bankers to help wield a loan authority that has swelled from $1 billion to $200 billion thanks to the recent Republican party-line tax bill.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of recruiting
Verb
  • Veramonteforte, the sartorial atelier established by design veteran Massimo Monteforte in 2023, has launched its first ready-to-wear capsule, conscripting marquee partners for the occasion.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of conscripting
Verb
  • Cover letters that make clear the candidate understands the role can help hiring managers decide between similarly qualified candidates.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Call The Pros Finally, if all else fails, hiring a pest control service can be a great way to get the pigeon situation under control for good.
    — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of hiring
Verb
  • Fresh off the heels of graduation from high school, many rising freshmen are choosing to step off of the treadmill for a year before matriculating in college.
    — DJ Didonna, Time, 13 July 2026
  • Stram talking about 65 Toss Power Trap and matriculating the ball down field was gold.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of matriculating
Verb
  • More concerning memory problems may involve difficulty retaining new information in the first place, like repeatedly asking a question without remembering the answer.
    — Danielle Zickl, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Goldman found Koreans in their sixties save more than any other age group, retaining 37% of their income.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of retaining
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“Enlisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlisting. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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