enlists

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
  • City officials estimated that the brewery employs between 200 and 250 people.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The Cold Case Unit currently employs two full-time detectives and two part-time reserve officers, Loughman said.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Emmet Truesdale enrolls in a clinical trial for a new weight loss product and, while the results are miraculous, the side effects are nothing short of horrifying.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Simone hires Zoe as her assistant, in what appears to be a dream job.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
  • When her father hires a young bodyguard to protect her, the disparate personalities can’t help but find themselves, well, drawn to each other.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 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
  • One group of plaintiffs includes a company that recruits foreign nurses and a union that represents medical graduates.
    Arielle Zionts, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Belichick will have a few options to replace his departing wide receivers in four-star recruits Carnell Warren and Keeyun Chapman, and three-star WRs Kymistrii Young, Nyqir Helton, and Zamourious Robertson.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Add perlite, pine bark, coconut coir, or compost to indoor potting mix to make a mixture that retains moisture but doesn’t get waterlogged.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Decades later, driving the route still retains an air of midcentury Americana, with rustic, throwback park lodging like the Skyland Resort and Big Meadows Lodge.
    Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Business for the Arts Broward educates the business community about the importance of our arts and cultural community and engages them in building connections among cultural vitality, creative success and economic development.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
  • Reading generally engages a broader network of brain regions than listening.
    Danielle Zickl, Health, 8 June 2026
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“Enlists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlists. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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