enlisting

Definition of enlistingnext
present participle of enlist

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Verb
  • Prince did the honors of inducting them.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
  • San Jose celebrated another set of sports heroes Thursday night at SAP Center, inducting the 30th class into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Now, Yakitori is thriving, employing more people than ever and expanding its hours.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2026
  • One practice that Swabb has been employing is adding unexpected artwork to rooms throughout her own home that need a bit of extra zing.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • His officials have cut billions of dollars in Harvard's federal research funding and attempted to block it from enrolling foreign students after the campus rebuffed a series of government demands last April.
    JOCELYN GECKER, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
  • His officials have cut billions of dollars in Harvard’s federal research funding and attempted to block it from enrolling foreign students after the campus rebuffed a series of government demands last April.
    Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Charlotte office will be a talent hub and focus on recruiting employees to the firm, the release said.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Given Cignetti’s blueprint to a national championship, recruiting 18-year-olds is mostly a thing of the past.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Louis Vuitton celebrated the centenary of its brown and gold patterned canvas back in 1996, famously conscripting designers including Helmut Lang, Romeo Gigli, Vivienne Westwood, Azzedine Alaïa and Sybilla to design bags or travel pieces.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Major chunks of each episode are devoted to Game of Thrones–style palace intrigue, with Queen Eleanor (Connie Nielsen) conscripting Marian into spy service.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • John Harbaugh is hiring another familiar face who has coached an MVP quarterback onto the Giants’ offensive staff.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The budget presentation comes weeks after the district implemented a hiring freeze in response to a $53 million budget gap in the current fiscal year.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Avoid plastic wrap or zip-top bags, and instead wrap your cheese in parchment paper, wax paper, beeswax wraps, or cheese paper, giving it a chance to breathe while retaining its moisture.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Still, others reiterated the need for retaining students’ sense of security and acceptance.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Fewer births mean fewer students are entering and matriculating through CPS, affecting early grade levels.
    Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Washington can’t stop Williams the student from matriculating to another university.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Enlisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlisting. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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