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as in enrollment
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as in recruitment
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Recent Examples of enlistment
Her enlistment in the 26th James Bond makes sense.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 14 May 2026
The recent enlistment by the country's queen and her eldest daughter as reservists look to be helping, with authorities now scrambling to arm and train new recruits.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
But the practical answer is that tour gaps exist for a reason, and the group has spent the last four years operating at a punishing pace between solo projects, enlistment and the Arirang rollout.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Getting parents on board with a person’s enlistment is heavily emphasized in Pentagon materials, particularly with Hispanic families, Stock said.
—Betsy Badell, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
The seven-member outfit returned for their first album in nearly four years last week, following a group hiatus to complete mandatory military enlistment in their home country of South Korea.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
Nguyen floated the pitch to BTS’ label, but the doc was not possible due to military enlistment.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
Previously, the cutoff age for enlistment in the Regular Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve was 35.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 25 Mar. 2026
In 2006, Congress authorized all branches of the military to raise their maximum ages for original enlistment to 42 and the Army temporarily raised its limit in accordance.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Brent Lang, Variety, 14 May 2026
The recent enlistment by the country's queen and her eldest daughter as reservists look to be helping, with authorities now scrambling to arm and train new recruits.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
But the practical answer is that tour gaps exist for a reason, and the group has spent the last four years operating at a punishing pace between solo projects, enlistment and the Arirang rollout.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Getting parents on board with a person’s enlistment is heavily emphasized in Pentagon materials, particularly with Hispanic families, Stock said.
—Betsy Badell, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
The seven-member outfit returned for their first album in nearly four years last week, following a group hiatus to complete mandatory military enlistment in their home country of South Korea.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
Nguyen floated the pitch to BTS’ label, but the doc was not possible due to military enlistment.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
Previously, the cutoff age for enlistment in the Regular Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve was 35.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 25 Mar. 2026
In 2006, Congress authorized all branches of the military to raise their maximum ages for original enlistment to 42 and the Army temporarily raised its limit in accordance.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlistment
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Student enrollment will drop across the board, and certain areas of the country such as New England—which is home to a whole host of small private colleges and will be suffering from some of the harshest demographic decline—may start to be dotted by campus ghost towns.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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The district says on average, students will save $855 annually when taking three concurrent enrollment courses.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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The broadcaster’s legacy came up during Blank’s recruitment, which occurred shortly after Vin’s death.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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The team found that places that once received more assistance tended to experience more conflict once that aid abruptly disappeared, often because those who had relied on that aid had become more vulnerable to recruitment by armed groups.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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In 2001, when Germany still had conscription, the headcount was 300,000 — more than a third of them conscripts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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Military conscription is mandatory in Cuba for men over the age of 18, who undergo two years of military training.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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Under the employment agreement attached to the lawsuit, Newton would be entitled to 12 months of severance if terminated without just cause.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
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The constitution does not, however, give the league the ability to make employment decisions for teams.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
19 May 2026
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Pharmacies are widely available and often don’t require appointments.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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These were days for doctors’ appointments, haircuts, long lunches, coming in late and leaving early.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Her assignment was to help the Gaza Health Ministry restore access to health care in the north, where Israeli attacks had flattened nearly every building in sight.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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The three-year varsity starter understood the assignment.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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“Enlistment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlistment. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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