enlists

Definition of enlistsnext
present tense third-person singular of enlist

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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
  • The service, launched in 2018 by Steven Brill and Gordon Crovitz, employs a team of journalists to review the reliability of news sites and give them a score of 0-100, information that is used by consumers and clients including AI companies, search engines, news aggregators, brands and researchers.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The company employs over 2,500 people, half of whom work at the Technogym Village, and the rest at subsidiaries in Europe, the United States, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and South America.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Most students at Golda Meir, which enrolls over 1,000 students, didn't participate.
    Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • McCoy has capacity for 834 students but now enrolls 462 children.
    Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Lee said some hires the city made last fall, before Gloria insisted in November on approving any new hires, will be hard to explain to the public when the city faces such large deficits.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The family hires a talented horse trainer, Tom Booker (Redford), to aid their recovery.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 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
  • An adaptation of the Capcom video game series from director Kitao Sakurai, the film has Koji playing the franchise’s central martial artist, Ryu, who reunites with Ken (Centineo) when Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the World Warrior Tournament.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Angela Burr [Olivia Colman] finds him in the Swiss hotel and recognizes a similar moral fingerprint and recruits him to become a field agent for MI6.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Under his meticulous care, the gleaming red sports car has been souped up to generate 400-horsepower turbo performance, but retains much of the original features and feel.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • This Breitling Lady Premier Automatic in 36 mm contains Breitling’s in-house automatic caliber 10 with a 42-hour power reserve, but retains a feminine sensibility, with a colorful dial and dusting of diamonds on the lugs and bezel.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The symbolism of foxglove (processed for use in heart medicine, yet lethal if consumed in high quantities) engages the hazardousness of digital overconnection.
    Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Walking on an incline, according to research, engages the lower body and may improve cardiovascular health without overstressing the joints, which is especially beneficial for older adults.
    Outside, Outside, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Enlists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlists. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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