enlists

Definition of enlistsnext
present tense third-person singular of enlist

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducts both non-performers and performers alike each year.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The contract establishes minimum wage rates for daily and weekly work and inducts intimacy coordinators into the union health and pension plans.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • In an effort to preserve local culture, many of the room’s smaller decor pieces are sourced through the Sanaa workshop, a social enterprise that trains and employs individuals with disabilities.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
  • DeviantArt’s Protect feature uses state-of-the-art image recognition to help safeguard creators’ work against unauthorized use, and the platform employs a dedicated team to investigate and mitigate the impact from spam, scams, fraud, and other bad actors.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Because of doctor-patient confidentiality, execs like Duncan are free to talk openly about corporate secrets, and JoAnne, who drives a BMW and enrolls her weird son Orson (Everett Blunck) into a private feeder school for Stanford, benefits from the inside information.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The network now enrolls more than 1,000 students.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • After a breakup, rudderless millennial Jane hires a team of Gen-Z consultants to reinvent her life.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Pramaggiore was convicted of seeking to hide the existence of those lobbying contracts with the Madigan hires from financial and human-resources employees within ComEd.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Marine recruits jog at Parris Island on Thursday.
    Betsy Badell, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The three-year-old startup, which is valued at $10 billion, recruits experts in fields ranging from medicine to law to literature, to help provide data that improves the capabilities of AI models.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • More affluent households are probably stuck paying for tax prep, at least as long as the tax code retains anything like its current complexity.
    Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Despite nationwide polls showing eroding support, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán retains strong backing in rural communities and among older Hungarians, who credit him with representing their interests and maintaining national pride.
    Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Interactive play, even on a screen, engages kids differently than passive viewing.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Other parents may question whether the teacher is doing enough to present the material in a way that engages the students.
    Amanda Morin, Parents, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Enlists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlists. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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