as in to enrol
to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member
the college matriculated 1000 students for the fall semester
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Recent Examples of matriculate
The restaurant’s name is a nod to Judith Ward Lineback, who in 1969, became the first woman to matriculate at the University of the South.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
Her little brother, Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez), has matriculated as an awkward underclassman.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
The over 2,500 students perform strongly in math proficiency and matriculate to top Texas schools.
—Charlie Finnerty, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
From 2020–2024, more than thirty graduates from Deerfield matriculated to Brown University and Yale University, respectively.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
Her little brother, Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez), has matriculated as an awkward underclassman.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
The over 2,500 students perform strongly in math proficiency and matriculate to top Texas schools.
—Charlie Finnerty, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
From 2020–2024, more than thirty graduates from Deerfield matriculated to Brown University and Yale University, respectively.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Impressive responses from initial rollout Though the Automotive AI Certification Program only recently became widely available, an earlier soft rollout saw 2,000 dealership professionals enroll and begin working through the training.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The three players are no longer enrolled at their previous schools.—
Jill Martin,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Matriculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matriculate. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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