enroll

variants also enrol
1
as in to register
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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2
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 The early and direct admission program comes forward as district staff revealed that 61% of Fort Worth ISD students who were in eighth grade in 2013 did not end up completing high school or did not enroll in a post-secondary program. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025 The window for enrolling in ACA health plans begins Saturday. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025 According to prosecutors, Usiripalli had previously entered the United States on a student visa and was most recently enrolled in a master’s program in biblical studies. Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025 The timing of any subsidy deal reached by Congress is most precarious, though, for the roughly 135,000 Idahoans enrolled in ACA coverage. ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enroll
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  • After registering only one point in his first 10 games, Cuylle posted at least one in each of the four games on this trip.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Avalanche accidents are a persistent issue in the Italian Alps, with the country registering one of the higher 10-year average annual death tolls among major ski nations.
    NPR, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
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  • When its army entered Gaza in late 1956, the Israeli government argued that national security interests required it to control the Strip.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Visitors entering the museum are greeted by the colossal 3,200-year-old, 11-meter-tall statue of King Ramses II, which stood for decades in central Cairo's Ramses Square before being relocated to its new home near the museum in 2006.
    Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
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  • Machinga continued, saying the hunter returned to the village and asked the chief to enlist the help of others.
    Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Christophers sees the estranged relatives (Gunning, Corden) of a famous artist (McKellen) enlist the help of a struggling artist (Coel) to steal and complete the artist’s unfinished works.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Airlines list all flight departure and arrival times in the local time of the respective airports.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Murray has been listed as questionable alongside cornerback Will Johnson (groin), safety Kitan Crawford (ankle), defensive tackle Walter Nolen (calf) and cornerback Garrett Williams (knee).
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2025
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  • Five years later, as their families were facing challenges in establishing residency and matriculating their children into the public school system, a volunteer organization in south Florida waged an advocacy campaign on their behalf.
    Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The final year involves matriculating into and completing UCI’s MPAc Program.
    Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Enroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enroll. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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