enlists

present tense third-person singular of enlist

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Verb
  • Each branch employs technicians who understand the pests most common in their region, scorpions in the Southwest, ticks in the Midwest, or termites in the Southeast.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The company employs 230 people in Midland and 94 in Auburn Hills who will be affected.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Murewa high school enrolls 1,162 students.
    Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The film follows Clawdeen Wolf (Miia Harris), a 15-year-old human/werewolf who enrolls at Monster High and must hide her human identity to avoid expulsion.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Senior, the managing partner of the law firm that hires Matty.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • There’s the younger wife who falls in love with the woman her husband hires for a threesome, then walks off 10 minutes later with a $210m settlement once Nash acquires video evidence of his extensive perversions.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
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
  • The Forest Service works with Lead Forward, a veteran hiring initiative that recruits and places about 150 veterans annually into entry-level fire positions using special hiring authorities, the Veterans’ Recruitment Appointment and the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act.
    Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Run for Something, an organization that recruits and supports progressive candidates under 40 to run for local and state offices, saw 10,000 people sign up for its services in the two weeks following Mamdani's June Democratic primary win.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Free Press retains editorial control of this work.
    Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The sponsor retains responsibility for the content and holds the copyright to their material.
    Rowan Briggs, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Horn has a holistic program philosophy in which the varsity engages frequently with underclassmen through joint practices and buddy programs.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The wall sit also engages your core muscles, which helps maintain proper posture and prevent slouching.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Federal Election Commission requires presidential candidates to reveal who pays them.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • How much someone with insurance pays for these drugs depends on their health plan; Eli Lilly notes on its website that through private insurance, people can pay as little as $25 a month.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Enlists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlists. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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