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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
Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 17 May 2025
For those who enter in a vehicle registered out of state, the reservation fee is $22 per vehicle on weekends and $15 on weekdays.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Hady Mawajdeh, Vox, 11 May 2025
In many respects, these examples underscore not only the question of how the synesthetic registers of Pan-Africanism’s political project mobilize sound but also the problem of how museums conceptualize the relationship between the sonic and the visual.
—Ivy G. Wilson, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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Madrid jumped ahead of several clubs in their pursuit of the defender due to their desire to register him in time for this summer’s tournament.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 17 May 2025
For those who enter in a vehicle registered out of state, the reservation fee is $22 per vehicle on weekends and $15 on weekdays.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Noun
The first is at the apocalyptic register, things like nuclear war, right?
—Hady Mawajdeh, Vox, 11 May 2025
In many respects, these examples underscore not only the question of how the synesthetic registers of Pan-Africanism’s political project mobilize sound but also the problem of how museums conceptualize the relationship between the sonic and the visual.
—Ivy G. Wilson, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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When the cat enters the box, their weight is displayed on the front, and the app logs every time it was used, for how long, when the cleaning cycle begins, ends, and when the deodorizing spray was emitted.—
Molly Higgins,
Wired News,
9 May 2025
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By that point, the club’s two-minute reveal video had logged more than eight million views and its new hashtag, #TusksUp, had already been used more than 20,000 times, according to team sources.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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The Texas Department of Public Safety runs the database but local law enforcement agencies are responsible for entering the names.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The Orlando woman was walking north and entered the westbound lanes of Colonial.—
Elainie Barraza,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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The realtor also pulled permits to help determine a timeline of events to understand when some of the damage occurred.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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To understand what’s at stake amid the NNSA’s workforce woes, USA TODAY interviewed current and former agency officials and reviewed decades of watchdog reports, safety records and other official documents.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Thirty institutions enroll more than 450,000 students.—
Cynthia Teniente-Matson,
Mercury News,
13 May 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,
13 May 2025
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In an Instagram video recorded from a hospital bed, Sheridan narrated his battle with pancreatitis.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
8 May 2025
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The Forest defence has kept 13 clean sheets this season but have failed to record one in the last five gameweeks.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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Here is the lineup of home and road opponents, listed alphabetically. Steelers’ 2025 opponents The Steelers went 10-7 in the 2024 regular season before being blown out by the Baltimore Ravens in the wild-card round of the playoffs, extending Pittsburgh’s winless postseason drought to eight years.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Favorite Paint Picks Drew listed Farrow & Ball’s Dimity as his favorite neutral.—
Eleni N. Gage,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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On May 9, a swarm of what are believed to be Africanized honey bees, also known as killer bees, attacked and killed three horses in Comanche, Texas, just about 50 miles southeast of Eastland.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Barnett is best known for his participation in the first season of Love Island USA, which premiered in 2019.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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As the iPhone begins to transcribe the voice message, that’s when the problem occurs.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Darkside Stereogum transcribed the full remarks of Darkside’s Nicolas Jaar, who spoke about Mahmoud Khalil at the end of the band’s Saturday night show.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Register.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/register. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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