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as in to enroll
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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2
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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as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
I'm not registering what you're saying
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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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as in list
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
check the voter register to see if it has my current party affiliation
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Recent Examples of register
Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
Johnson was cut by the Patriots and Minnesota Vikings before catching on with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1995 and 1996, playing in 23 games and registering 43 tackles and seven sacks.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026
Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of chicken registers 165°, about 15 minutes.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
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Verb
While both collective and individual participation is permitted—some large firms like H&M have created their own take-back programs—95 percent of the French fashion community (about 4,000 entities) are registered with the Refashion collective compliance program.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
Johnson was cut by the Patriots and Minnesota Vikings before catching on with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1995 and 1996, playing in 23 games and registering 43 tackles and seven sacks.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Present and accounted for are the smaller version’s double- or triple-register chronograph and lovely beads-of-rice bracelet, but upsized slightly to cater to the modern wrist.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026
Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of chicken registers 165°, about 15 minutes.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
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Now, more than 30 students are enrolled in the course at Rocklin High School.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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About 175,000 people statewide have newly enrolled in Covered California, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, so far for 2026.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Playing five games over the course of three days, Willis logged three goals and two assists.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Engram logged one or zero catches four times over the course of the season and logged three or fewer targets on six different occasions.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison shared a legal opinion on 287(g) agreements in December, calling into question the agreements sheriffs have signed, saying only county commissioners can enter into the agreements.—
Jennifer Mayerle,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Comets had entered the fourth quarter trailing 6-5 before a pair of Wave goals to open the final quarter created a three-goal deficit.—
Nathan Dunn,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2026
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The scientists want to further understand the impact of environmental and social conditions emerging in such livestock behaviors.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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If anything, ChatGPT-3 has something of the oracular about it; for as mysterious as the writing process of any author may be in all sorts of intangible and ineffable ways, any person who works in words also understands what’s prosaic and gritty (and thus all the more beautiful) about writing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Gophers called off the dogs in the final period, with the hosts recording the lone score of the stanza to avoid being shutout at home.—
Tom Carothers,
Twin Cities,
24 Jan. 2026
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Officials said an incident was recorded in January, when the child's mother installed a video camera inside her home.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The bill would also require businesses that sell delivery goods, such as grocery delivery providers or DoorDash, to list a comparison of the delivery price versus the regular price if the goods were to be bought in-person at the store.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Big men Luka Garza and Chris Boucher both were ruled out before tipoff, and starting center Neemias Queta was listed as questionable before being upgraded to available.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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X-ray data revealed that the black hole is accreting material at roughly 13 times the Eddington limit, placing it among the fastest-growing black holes known at this mass scale.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Jan. 2026
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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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The proposal allowed each lawmaker to bring two staff members and the meeting would not be transcribed, according to the committee.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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What was said was not recorded or transcribed.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Register.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/register. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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