enlists

Definition of enlistsnext
present tense third-person singular of enlist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlists
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 her 2008 work Mirror Play, San Francisco Poets Theatre Beloved’s Carla Harryman employs a field of speakers as an engine for organizing meaning between interior perception and exterior reality.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
  • The laptop employs the same chassis design Acer has been using for Nitros over the past couple of years.
    John Burek, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Fridley Middle enrolls students from all over the metro area and is very diverse, a fact the teachers and administrators are proud of.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • Swarthmore enrolls about 1,700 undergraduate students.
    Laura Fay, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Comedy Deepfake by Matt Eames follows a rudderless millennial who hires a team of Gen-Z consultants to reinvent her life.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 June 2026
  • With grant money from the Lucky Duck Foundation, the nonprofit Salvation Army hires residents of its homeless shelter and trains them as food rescue route drivers for nonprofit Feeding San Diego, collecting surplus food from grocery stores and businesses that would otherwise go to waste.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 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
  • Forming each letter recruits the brain in ways tapping a key doesn’t.
    Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
  • This last sneak peek serves up heaps of colorful heroic set pieces as He-Man recruits a fearsome force to storm Castle Greyskull and reclaim the throne from his hateful nemesis.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Palo Alto may be home to today’s masters of the universe, but its community pool in Rinconada Park retains the old-school charm of its origins.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
  • The model retains all of the aesthetic cues of the original Adrenaline GTS 10 from 2009, but updates the Y2K sneaker with modernized comfort.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Eco effort The hotel has a program that engages its staff to help plant trees in the community and collect trash in Amman National Park, among other places.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Fashionphile said that the campaign also reflects how resale engages within culture today — with access, trust and consumers seeking out style and substance.
    Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
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“Enlists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlists. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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