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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Today, Sonic Fire Tech employs around 20 people and is working toward certification.

— Salomé Grouard, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
When a child is sick, parents do not think about hospital systems, organizational boundaries or which institution employs which specialist.

— Matthew Love, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of employs

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The second-largest community college district in California, Los Rios enrolls 70,000 students annually.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The institute also plans to work with CUNY, which enrolls roughly 500,000 students, Simmons said, on programs such as add-on AI certificates.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of enrolls

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Constructing a curriculum From 30 to 50 applications, the construction capstone program matriculates about 32 students a year, split into four-hour morning and afternoon classes with about 16 seats each.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
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

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Working in medicine, in particular, provides an opportunity to connect to voters, says Erik Polyak, executive director of 314 Action, a political organization that recruits and supports Democratic candidates with scientific and medical backgrounds.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Nov. 2026
The group's president, Shaughnessy Naughton, says that the organization does leadership development and recruits scientists to run across the country, then helps candidates in a variety of ways.

— Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of recruits

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Inspiratory muscle strength training involves a handheld device that actively engages the diaphragm by forcing you to breathe against resistance.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2026
How the Citadel system detects and engages drones Citadel, also identified as the ZAK-30, is a 30 mm anti-aircraft artillery system.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

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