enlisting

Definition of enlistingnext
present participle of enlist

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • 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
  • Mayor Josh Huddlestun administered the oath of office, officially inducting the recruits into the department.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The changes the department has made include employing a medical doctor who is an addiction medicine specialist, reviewing methadone induction protocols at all facilities and the suspension of methadone induction at Garner.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Hamspon is employing a simplified one-dimensional model to accelerate simulations while coupling thermodynamic and neutronic effects.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In 2022, Landry moved in with her father for her senior year of high school before enrolling at the university herself, and Layla found a place downtown where Knox was a freshman in high school.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But again, no school can prevent a player from withdrawing and enrolling elsewhere.
    Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Still, the study’s findings challenge the emphasis on early signs of high performance that elite schools, conservatories and youth sport academies often look for when recruiting talent.
    Jake Angelo, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Players with lots of recruiting stars next to their names and coaches with lots of zeroes on their paychecks.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 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
  • The Falcons began their search after hiring former longtime quarterback Matt Ryan as president of football.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2026
  • In these sectors, while unemployment hasn’t surged, hiring has essentially been frozen for the past year, especially for entry-level roles, as firms juggle worries over economic uncertainty and AI fears.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Beyond raw power, the technology proved its resilience, retaining over 95 per cent of its performance after 1,100 hours of continuous use.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
  • With his departure, retaining Baugh became necessary for what Sumrall is trying to establish.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Washington can’t stop Williams the student from matriculating to another university.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Five years later, as their families were facing challenges in establishing residency and matriculating their children into the public school system, a volunteer organization in south Florida waged an advocacy campaign on their behalf.
    Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Enlisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlisting. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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