ENLISTS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

enlists

verb

present tense third-person singular of enlist

as in inducts

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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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Caillois employs this term throughout his 1960 book Méduse et cie (The Mask of Medusa), which traces this hypnotic phenomenon through human as well as natural history.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Canvas employs a broad set of AI models in the way tools from Luma, OpenArt and Runway do.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

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Alum Rock Union enrolls less than half of the students of its peak years in the early 2000s, and a $20-million budget shortfall in the 2024-25 school year resulted in multiple school closures and consolidations.

— Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Attracted by low premiums and supplemental benefits, Medicare Advantage now enrolls more than 54% of the Medicare-eligible population.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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Saldaña plays Joe McNamara, a CIA station chief leading the covert Lioness unit, which recruits and trains female soldiers for global counter-terrorism missions, balancing this with a challenging family life.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Georgia recruits better than almost anyone in the country, and the 2026 edition of this roster will feature a ton of former big-time prospects who waited their turn and were developed the old-fashioned way.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

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These vital data pipelines, owned and operated by Silicon Valley tech giants, account for 70 % of usable undersea cables in 2026, yet Washington retains the right to restrict where these networks go and who has access.

— Alex Capri, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
The woody, cracked texture is more prominent, the tree trunk retains a much crisper, rugged look, and the colors are more vivid.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026

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But Roth’s it’s-all-a-big-joke attitude here is a cop-out that’s beneath him, a way to avoid making a horror movie that truly engages us.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
The leg extension isolates the quads, while the back squat engages the entire lower body, back, and core.

— Jenessa Connor, HEALTH, 3 Aug. 2026

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