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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
City officials proposed reforming the benefit after a Los Angeles Times investigation found that some employees were taking extended periods of leave after enrolling in the program.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Delorean Andrews, 42, graduated magna cum laude from Widener University on Tuesday after first enrolling more than a decade ago.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Cardholders can enroll to receive complimentary airport lounge access and elite status with Marriott, Hilton and The Leading Hotels of the World.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 12 May 2026
More than 52,000 students, including over 36,000 undergraduates, were enrolled at the university's Seattle campus for the 2025 to 2026 school year, according to the school's website.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 12 May 2026
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Delorean Andrews, 42, graduated magna cum laude from Widener University on Tuesday after first enrolling more than a decade ago.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Cardholders can enroll to receive complimentary airport lounge access and elite status with Marriott, Hilton and The Leading Hotels of the World.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 12 May 2026
More than 52,000 students, including over 36,000 undergraduates, were enrolled at the university's Seattle campus for the 2025 to 2026 school year, according to the school's website.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 12 May 2026
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The thirty-five-year-old New York State assemblyman Alex Bores, a candidate in the pullulating Democratic primary for New York’s Twelfth Congressional District, opted instead to enlist a chatbot.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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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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This beguiling wine bar on one of the original streets of Chinatown is a model for how to enter a historic neighborhood respectfully, without erasing what came before.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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In another tape, also viewed by social workers, Guojun enters a classroom shortly after a teacher has kicked and pummelled his four-year-old son to the ground.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Businessman and real estate agent Dan Thornberg has an intriguing sales pitch for a house he’s just listed.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Department web pages list program outcomes—syllabi often will list the specific learning outcomes.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Students matriculate through grades without demonstrating a real mastery of standard.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 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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Sophomore shortstop Addison Held had a single, RBI and two runs scored while sophomore second baseman Kennedy Coplen registered an RBI single and scored a run.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Maddison registered nine goals and seven assists during the 2024-25 season and Spurs have sorely missed his creativity.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Former Denver Broncos quarterback Craig Morton, who was inducted into the team’s Ring of Fame, died on Saturday.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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In 1993, he was inducted (along with James Carville and Supreme Court Judge John Minor Wisdom) into the Louisiana Hall of Fame.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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“Enroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enroll. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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