enroll

variants also enrol
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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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 New Jersey Over 800,000 people in New Jersey are enrolled in SNAP, according to the USDA. The Npr Network, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025 Both of them enrolled in doctoral programs at the University of Wisconsin, and they were married in 1964. Susan Page, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025 With Grant House and the other lead plaintiffs no longer enrolled as college students, the attorneys representing college athletes last week filed a motion asking the court to add Moss, Louisville’s starting quarterback, to the roster of class representatives. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025 Lennon was enrolled at SUNY Canton, allegedly under his fake name. Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enroll
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  • Starbucks is the latest foreign retail business to enlist a local partner to turn around their ailing fortunes in China as a persistent property slump sours consumer appetite for everything from premium luxury goods to ice creams.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Few, though, have the social media reach to enlist such powerful helping hands.
    NPR, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • The biggest ovation of the night came when Keon Ellis, who has fallen out of the rotation despite being one of the team’s best defenders and 3-point shooters, entered the game for the first time at the start of the fourth quarter.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • According to the report, a Nissan Pathfinder driven by Wesley Jordan, 77, of Prairie Grove entered the roadway attempting to turn left when a westbound Dodge Ram struck Jordan's vehicle.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 10 Nov. 2025
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  • Loewen’s case is not listed in El Dorado Superior Court.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The Eagles have officially listed Johnson as questionable to return with an ankle injury.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
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  • 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
  • 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
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  • It too was registered close to Petrolia, two days ago.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • When requests for major needs like food increase three- to fourfold overnight, every local 211 is likely to register this abrupt change.
    Matthew W. Kreuter, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
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  • The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 and received the Billboard Legends of Live award for its blockbuster co-headline tour with Def Leppard in 2018, which sold more than 1 million tickets.
    Dave Brooks, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
  • This year, the National Toy Hall of Fame inducted board games Trivial Pursuit and Battleship—and one decidedly more modern toy, slime.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Enroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enroll. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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