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as in enrollment
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as in recruitment
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Recent Examples of enlistment
Dabhoiwala’s enlistment of James Fitzjames Stephen helps clarify his stance.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books, 25 Sep. 2025
The defendant had been criminally convicted in federal court of violating the Espionage Act by obstructing recruitment and enlistment, as well as causing and attempting to cause insubordination in the military.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
This uses metrics like state tests, AP exams, military enlistment, honors diplomas and technical assessments to determine the readiness of a graduating class to enter post-secondary education, the workforce or the armed forces.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2025
The new category uses metrics like AP exams, military enlistment, honors diplomas and technical assessments to determine the readiness of graduates to enter post-secondary education, the workforce or the armed forces.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2025
Wanted to go home but got your enlistment extended involuntarily for another year, because war, because Needs of the Navy?
—Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Of all the muscles that Joohoney strengthened during his mandatory enlistment in the South Korean military, his mind was the most important.
—Abby Webster, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books, 25 Sep. 2025
The defendant had been criminally convicted in federal court of violating the Espionage Act by obstructing recruitment and enlistment, as well as causing and attempting to cause insubordination in the military.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
This uses metrics like state tests, AP exams, military enlistment, honors diplomas and technical assessments to determine the readiness of a graduating class to enter post-secondary education, the workforce or the armed forces.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2025
The new category uses metrics like AP exams, military enlistment, honors diplomas and technical assessments to determine the readiness of graduates to enter post-secondary education, the workforce or the armed forces.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2025
Wanted to go home but got your enlistment extended involuntarily for another year, because war, because Needs of the Navy?
—Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Of all the muscles that Joohoney strengthened during his mandatory enlistment in the South Korean military, his mind was the most important.
—Abby Webster, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlistment
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Numbers provided by Cincinnati Public Schools show that the school district had 4,326 homeless students last year, representing a 77% increase from a decade prior, despite total student enrollment increasing by only 538 students over the same period of time.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
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According to the National Center for Education Statistics, non-Black students made up 24% of HBCU enrollment in 2022, compared to 15% in 1976.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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The state media and government representatives push militarism and self-sacrifice; school curricula endlessly celebrate Russian war victories; theaters obediently stage works of communist-era patriotic authors; and cities display army recruitment banners and hero worship posters.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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The aggressive recruitment campaign targeted key figures including Andrew Tulloch, Murati’s co-founder and a machine-learning expert who previously worked at Meta for over a decade.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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The expectation was that rates could move more decisively on Friday, when the monthly employment report was set for release, but the government shutdown now has that in limbo.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Over the course of a 45-minute media session, Picollo listed the job employment that won’t change but spent the majority of his time talking about the things that will change offensively.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, for years, state legislatures have been passing laws that seek to reshape academic labor on the front end, by gutting funding for hires and imposing new criteria for appointment and retention.—
Time,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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At Intel, two interim co-CEOs were in charge this year during the three-month gap between one CEO’s departure last December and a new leader’s appointment in March.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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And thankfully, the singles from the capital of Colorado understood the assignment in the pods.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, safeties Jaden Hicks and Chamarri Conner have bounced back from a rough Week 1 to provide some backside oomph and physicality while doing a better job of keeping their assignments.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Enlistment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlistment. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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