enlists

verb

present tense third-person singular of enlist
1
as in inducts

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2
as in employs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlists
  1. inducts
  2. employs
  3. enrolls
  4. hires
  5. matriculates
  6. recruits
  7. retains
  8. engages
Verb
  • 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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  • Raffaele Rossetti, who has been serving as Pinalli’s chief executive officer since 2018, will lead the retailer’s next phase flanked by Borletti, who will assume the role of chairman of the company that currently employs more than 800 people.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Morgan Stanley, headquartered in New York City, currently operates offices in 42 countries and employs more than 80,000 people.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of employs
Verb
  • CalSavers is a California retirement plan that automatically enrolls employees in Roth IRAs and other accounts.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Between 2,000 and 4,000 undocumented students attend UC, which enrolls nearly 301,000 students.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of enrolls
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  • Related Stories As per the synopsis, when Bríghid hires Naomi to drive her from Belfast to her childhood home in County Donegal their unlikely friendship takes them on an unexpected adventure.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The workers’ comp rule that surprises almost everyone Most states require workers’ compensation insurance once a business hires its first employee.
    — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of hires
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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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  • Monét released a trailer for Frequency of Love, which recruits a range of collaborators across R&B, including SZA, Bruno Mars, Leon Thomas, Bryson Tiller, Chlöe and Lucky Daye.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Lioness Program recruits female operatives who go undercover and infiltrate the inner circles of enemy targets by getting close to the women connected to them.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of recruits
Verb
  • Public Clothing retains the Derek Lam brand, which continues to be designed by creative director Robert Rodriguez.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Pouch cell retains 78% capacity Researchers also built a small, single-layer pouch cell to demonstrate the chemistry beyond the coin cells typically used in early-stage battery research.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of retains
Verb
  • Language learning engages several mental processes at once, requiring people to absorb and retrieve information, notice when something does not work out, and adjust.
    — Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Baton’s valuations lean on inputs like PPP loan data and other public records—not an owner’s actual financials, which the company only incorporates if and when someone claims their listing and engages.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of engages
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“Enlists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlists. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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