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enlists

verb

present tense third-person singular of enlist
1
as in inducts

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2
as in employs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlists
  1. inducts
  2. employs
  3. enrolls
  4. hires
  5. matriculates
  6. recruits
  7. retains
  8. engages
Verb
  • The Hall of Fame inducts one of the largest classes in its history.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducts both non-performers and performers alike each year.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of inducts
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  • The company already had a strong corporate presence in the city, but has since expanded and employs 2,500 Georgians, as well as workers around the world at 5,300 global locations.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The company employs about 850 people, does hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure work around the Northeast, and is frequently Connecticut’s choice on big-ticket contracts to construct schools, rebuild highways or repair bridges.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of employs
Verb
  • Employers, meanwhile, should evaluate those partners not only on cost and features but also on what happens after an employee enrolls.
    — Dave Etling, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The school, located about 20 minutes from downtown Philadelphia, sits on a 110-acre campus and enrolls approximately 3,100 undergraduates and 2,700 postgraduate students, per the school’s official website.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of enrolls
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  • In order to solidify his cover in Tehran and throw off the story’s villain, Qasim (Navid Negahban, Kandahar), Tucker hires a young Iranian-American woman, Zara (Bollywood star Elnaaz Norouzi, very good), to pose as his wife.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Every customer-facing member of the retail staff is an optician; when Ahlem hires someone who is not yet qualified, the company funds the training.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of hires
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  • The Division is chaired by producer Susan Arnold (13 Going On 30, America’s Sweethearts) and matriculates around 215 students annually.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Definition of matriculates
Verb
  • Standout recruits among the mass of volunteers were selected for additional training and assigned to high-priority operations.
    — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Ryu and Ken Masters’ paths collide again after Chun-Li (Liang) tracks them down and recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of recruits
Verb
  • The Aura 3 Pro retains most of the flagship’s core hardware while dialing back the raw specs a bit.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Chicago retains a hand in many of these structures that have begun in the offices of our architects and engineers.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of retains
Verb
  • Baton’s valuations lean on inputs like PPP loan data and other public records—not an owner’s actual financials, which the company only incorporates if and when someone claims their listing and engages.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In service to this, Norman Bird Sanctuary inspires, builds and engages a community of stewards who preserve, protect, enjoy and learn from the ecosystems within and beyond our stone walls.
    — Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of engages
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“Enlists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlists. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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