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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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  • There’s also a parade of comic supporting turns that recalls those classic Hawks and Sturges comedies in the breadth and depth of the character actors Cassavetes employs.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Additionally the company employs an all-local team of chefs, wilderness guides, and property managers—a commitment that helps address the region’s rural migration crisis, as young people leave their villages to find work in more urban areas.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of employs
Verb
  • The school enrolls about 330 students in pre-K through fifth grade, according to district data.
    — Samuel O’Neal September 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of enrolls
Verb
  • The workers’ comp rule that surprises almost everyone Most states require workers’ compensation insurance once a business hires its first employee.
    — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Aguilar was told by fire academy recruits that her social media content helped bring them into the profession.
    — Vincent Medina, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The people helping recruits land scholarships are not necessarily involved in negotiating what comes with them.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of recruits
Verb
  • For all its trials and tribulations, Chicagoland retains enviable advantages vis-a-vis other metro areas, but its growth over more than a decade seriously lags many of those peer regions.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • China Arms reported that the Type 99B retains the Type 99 family’s 125 mm smoothbore gun, autoloader and three-person crew configuration.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of retains
Verb
  • Language learning engages several mental processes at once, requiring people to absorb and retrieve information, notice when something does not work out, and adjust.
    — Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of engages
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“Enlists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlists. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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