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1
as in to enlist
to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member
the community college will enroll anyone who has a GED or high school diploma
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as in to enter
to put (someone or something) on a list
can I enroll you on the list of volunteers for the church supper?
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Recent Examples of enroll
An Urban Institute report from March estimated that the changes would mean about 5 million to 10 million people fewer people nationally would be enrolled in Medicaid than would have been otherwise.
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ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
The lay worker’s patients had significantly fewer emergency room visits and hospitalizations and were more likely to enroll in hospice care.
—Paula Span, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The only guarantee with Stokes’ commitment is that a talented young man will be enrolling at the University of Kansas to play basketball.
—Pj Green
april 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
In the 2019–20 school year, just over 1 million kids were enrolled in New York City public schools.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
The lay worker’s patients had significantly fewer emergency room visits and hospitalizations and were more likely to enroll in hospice care.
—Paula Span, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The only guarantee with Stokes’ commitment is that a talented young man will be enrolling at the University of Kansas to play basketball.
—Pj Green
april 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
In the 2019–20 school year, just over 1 million kids were enrolled in New York City public schools.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enroll
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Leo’s reserve frustrated those who wanted to enlist the first American pope as the primary antagonist to the American president.—
Francis X. Rocca,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Women can enlist in active duty combat in order to serve.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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After the game, Bauer returned the favor for those at the Pennsylvania ballpark, signing autographs and taking pictures with fans after entering his name into the Ducks’ record books.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dallas entered the draft with this being one of the biggest positions of need.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Another victim, Rebecca Boston, 24, of McIntyre, was found at the scene and was last listed in critical condition.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Federal campaign finance records show Cole Allen contributed $25 to a Democratic Party political action committee in support of Kamala Harris for president in 2024 and listed his employer as C2 Education.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Lendeborg played his first three college seasons in junior college at Arizona Western, broke into Division I with two years at UAB, then finally matriculated to the Big Ten last season.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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At his college graduation, Charlie had been awarded the Lionel de Jersey Harvard Scholarship for graduate study at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, where John Harvard had matriculated in 1627.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Last December, Temu owner PDD Holdings—a multinational commerce group domiciled in the Cayman Islands and registered in Ireland that’s better known as Pinduoduo—had two of its global facilities raided by European Union regulators over worries over possible Chinese state subsidies.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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High schoolers were given the opportunity to pre-register to vote, while younger students filled out coloring sheets on civil rights history.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Billups, who was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2024, made $107 million as a player.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sterling was inducted last year, joining Shannon, a 2011 enshrinee.—
Todd Holcomb,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Enroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enroll. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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