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 film follows Clawdeen Wolf (Miia Harris), a 15-year-old human/werewolf who enrolls at Monster High and must hide her human identity to avoid expulsion. Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025 In Stomp the Yard, Columbus Short stars as DJ Williams, a gifted street dancer who enrolls at a fictional HBCU to start fresh after personal tragedy. Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Oct. 2025 Until recently, Academy, a public school that enrolls more than three hundred elementary-age students, had a single dishwashing machine that could handle one large sheet pan at a time. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025 Ohio State University, which enrolls the most international students in Ohio, reported a 37% drop in first-year international students and a slightly smaller number of total international students this year. David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2025 Front-end administration automatically enrolls the voter at the Department of Motor Vehicles and permits them to opt out during the process. Julia Manchester, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025 Hudson Middle, opened in 2023, now enrolls about 700 students, while Shawnee's enrollment has jumped to nearly 1,000 students. Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025 Anyone who joins as an Executive Member at $130 a year and enrolls in auto renewal earns a $40 Costco shop card. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025 Cate Blanchett stars as a nun, Sister Eileen, who’s taken charge of a monastery and enrolls an Aboriginal boy recently ensnared in the outback. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2025
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  • The beloved local chain was acquired in 2015 for $175 million by a private equity firm in Atlanta called NRD Capital, which no longer lists Frisch’s anywhere on its website.
    Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Seahawks could also be sellers at the deadline, given how many teams need defensive backs (Russini lists the Ravens, Colts, and Lions as CB-needy clubs).
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025

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