enrolls

variants also enrols
present tense third-person singular of enroll
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as in enlists
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 enters
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 enrolls The school enrolls about 330 students in pre-K through fifth grade, according to district data. — Samuel O’Neal 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026 Employers, meanwhile, should evaluate those partners not only on cost and features but also on what happens after an employee enrolls. — Dave Etling, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The school, located about 20 minutes from downtown Philadelphia, sits on a 110-acre campus and enrolls approximately 3,100 undergraduates and 2,700 postgraduate students, per the school’s official website. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026 Western Hills Elementary, the document says, enrolls 192 students, with roughly 36 of those students in the school’s autism program. — Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026 But the measure said offering a discount to a customer who enrolls in a loyalty, membership or rewards program would continue to be allowed. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Conflict can arise when one parent enrolls a child in an activity without considering its effect on the other parent’s work schedule, parenting time or financial obligations. — Rebecca L. Palmer, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 Singapore enrolls first-time visitors’ facial, iris, and fingerprint biometrics. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 Alum Rock Union enrolls less than half of the students of its peak years in the early 2000s, and a $20-million budget shortfall in the 2024-25 school year resulted in multiple school closures and consolidations. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • The group noted Paramount, in its regulatory filings, still lists its Times Square offices in New York as its corporate headquarters — not its Melrose Avenue campus in Hollywood.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Trump lists eight separate investment accounts but doesn’t give any indication of which institutions manage them.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
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  • The best possibilities remain appealing after the excitement fades and the practical part finally enters the room.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Electric aircraft enters testing The eFlyer 2 pairs an electric propulsion system with a lightweight composite airframe.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
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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
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  • The Hall of Fame inducts one of the largest classes in its history.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducts both non-performers and performers alike each year.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026

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“Enrolls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enrolls. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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