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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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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
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2025
Admission is free but parents should register at MONAH.org so there are enough craft supplies for everyone.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
The registers are dotted with famous surnames: the Albizzis, Tedaldis, Falconieris, Medicis, and Strozzis were all represented.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 29 May 2025
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However, Wednesday’s ordinance prevents the change from going into full effect until the county can establish a central system for registering and reporting these properties.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2025
Admission is free but parents should register at MONAH.org so there are enough craft supplies for everyone.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
Noun
Health inspectors observed approximately 188 rodent droppings in various areas, including on the floor near the dry storage, between the register and unused ice machine and between the chest freezer and a cat litter box.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
The registers are dotted with famous surnames: the Albizzis, Tedaldis, Falconieris, Medicis, and Strozzis were all represented.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 29 May 2025
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Whitson joined Axiom after retiring from NASA nearly a decade ago and has logged almost two years in orbit over her career.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
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Each man took a different logging road into the wilderness north of their camp.—
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
26 June 2025
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Learn the telltale signs iron is entering your water from your main supply, old pipes, or a well.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2025
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Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2025
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People don’t often understand how much support goes into helping a refugee get acclimated to life in the U.S., especially early on, one employee that asked not to be named told The Star.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2025
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These powerful stellar explosions serve as cosmic lighthouses, helping astronomers measure vast cosmic distances and understand the accelerating expansion of the universe.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Participants can use the program to earn a high school diploma, work toward a college degree, enroll in training and certificate programs at accredited schools, or improve their English skills.—
Ryan Stowers,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Currently, roughly 1 in 5 schools enroll students among whom 75% or more are of a single race or ethnicity, according to data shared at a committee hearing on Wednesday.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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Strachwitz’s aim was to record Chenier singing in Creole French.—
Alicia Ault,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 June 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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Shapiro had a pilot’s license and was listed as the owner of the plane that crashed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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The Nintendo Switch 2 with the Mario Kart World bundle is listed as $499.99 on GameStop's website.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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The Trump administration said the strikes destroyed Iran's nuclear infrastructure, but the full extent of the damage is not known.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The parliamentarian determined that a provision to bar immigrants who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents from receiving food assistance benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, should also be removed.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
24 June 2025
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Government stenographers are also still recording and transcribing all of Trump’s remarks, though these are no longer being published on the White House’s website or elsewhere.—
Shannon Bow O'Brien,
The Conversation,
12 June 2025
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Last but not least, there is the audience, your stand-ins at the Winter Garden Theatre, which laughed at the jokes and applauded the big speeches, transcribed from Murrow’s own.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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“Register.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/register. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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