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
Miller follows a fictional group of women, part of the first class of women to be fully matriculated at Oxford University, in 1920-21.
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The Know, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
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.
—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 Royals granted him an opportunity to matriculate throughout their minor-league system, and Fermin thrived at each stop.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
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The Know, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
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.
—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 Royals granted him an opportunity to matriculate throughout their minor-league system, and Fermin thrived at each stop.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matriculate
enroll
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Previous reporting by The Current and ProPublica revealed that was due to glitches in the digital platform people must use to enroll, chronic understaffing in the state agency charged with enrollment help and a maze of bureaucratic red tape.—
Margaret Coker,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Matriculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matriculate. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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