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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
Eighteen months after Ed died, Daniel enrolled in a modern art survey course.
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Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
Citing a criminal complaint, News 12 reported that Claassen enrolled on April 13 under the name Shamara Rashaad.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Quinn enrolled at Georgia Tech in 2019, facing both academic pressure and the realities of living with a disability.
—Donald Fountain, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The first patients who enrolled in our studies in 2007 [were] coming back for their last visit [in April].
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
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Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
Citing a criminal complaint, News 12 reported that Claassen enrolled on April 13 under the name Shamara Rashaad.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Quinn enrolled at Georgia Tech in 2019, facing both academic pressure and the realities of living with a disability.
—Donald Fountain, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The first patients who enrolled in our studies in 2007 [were] coming back for their last visit [in April].
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 4 May 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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The Sox trailed 3-1 entering the seventh inning on Sunday.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Mira entered the middle of the circle, pirouetting and curtsying, kicking her leg above her head.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Suggs is listed as the team’s point guard, but because of his tendency for turnovers and general lack of floor generalship, the coaches have deployed him more as a 3-and-D player.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Anthony Edwards, listed as questionable, is planning to give it a go, per multiple reports.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
4 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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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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Nico Santonastaso struck out 10 and allowed two earned runs over seven innings, and Jack Thompson registered three hits and an RBI as Mystic Valley defeated Minuteman, 10-5.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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View Offers Or register for a free account to read just this article.—
Adam Hochschild,
The New York Review of Books,
9 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 11 May. 2026.
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