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as in to enrol
to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member please register me for the yoga class

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as in to log
to make a written note of the management registered her complaint in their log and promised to get back to her in a week

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as in to enter
to put (someone or something) on a list I have to register my new car when I renew my driver's license

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register

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noun (1)

as in registrar
an official whose job is to keep records ask the county register for a copy of your birth certificate

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register

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noun (2)

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Recent Examples of register
Verb
Kansas City’s green-dot linebacker, Nick Bolton, leads the way in that department, having registered a team-leading 14 stops against the run, per Pro Football Focus. Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025 Mamdani brought historic numbers of Muslim, South Asian and Indo-Caribbean New Yorkers to vote in ways that didn’t register in traditional polling. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
Kirbi, that rasp is so beautiful at the top of your register. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025 Show and scan the offer at the register. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for register
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  • One day in March, Higginbotham logged onto a Zoom call with Frank Perri, the director of the Philadelphia Hypnosis Center.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Since 1980, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has maintained a database tracking these bank-busting events, logging every drought, flood, freeze, severe storm, tropical cyclone, wildfire, or winter storm that had a price tag of $1 billion or more.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • LaJoie said Head Start is also required to connect families to dental and health care for kids who enter the program.
    Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • In an exclusive interview with Fortune, Moody’s chief economist Mark Zandi said that while the White House may be aiming to lift sentiment ahead of midterms, the Fed fears rising unemployment and political blowback if America enters a recession.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • Of course, a reliable method for measuring a team’s performance is to use underlying metrics to understand the team’s process more than its outcomes.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The clip then smash-cuts to a scene of Bruce as a child listening to his parents fight in the next room, and we’re meant to understand that the joy and power that steams off of the stage is a cure for the pain of childhood wounds.
    Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • What Happens Next With fewer college students enrolling in communications classes, there could be a gap in skillsets for the next crop of graduates.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Workers at smaller companies face higher deductibles About three in 10 workers are now enrolled in high-deductible health plans that shift some costs to workers.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Austin Reaves recorded 25 points, 11 assists, and seven rebounds, while Rui Hachimura added 23 points of his own.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Rozier played that night, but recorded just five points and four rebounds in 10 minutes before exiting with a foot injury.
    Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • The White House did not release the size of the donations for all 37 listed.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Additionally, rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders is listed as questionable due to a back injury, which could impact the team's depth at the position.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • The charitable organization funded by the Johnson & Johnson heiress is known for gifts to education, health and civic projects.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Also known as irritable hip, the condition is due to inflammation of the hip joint lining.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • Then comes Idea Mode, where voice notes become rich raw material, transcribed and reviewed later, unlocking your reflective mind.
    Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • So far, the researchers have transcribed about 50 hours of barks into syllables.
    Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Register.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/register. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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