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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
David Ornstein, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Advertisement The opening match of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar registered a global reach of over 550 million, according to FIFA, so the pressure for the host countries to put their best foot forward is high.
—Time Staff, Time, 29 May 2026
Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 May 2026
The track begins almost like an acoustic ballad before corrido-like trumpets cut through, followed by spicy synths that pull the song into a completely different emotional register.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
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Verb
Senesi joined Bournemouth in 2022 and has made 128 appearances across the four seasons, registering six goals and ten assists.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Advertisement The opening match of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar registered a global reach of over 550 million, according to FIFA, so the pressure for the host countries to put their best foot forward is high.
—Time Staff, Time, 29 May 2026
Noun
Ensure sure furniture isn't blocking airflow registers.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 May 2026
The track begins almost like an acoustic ballad before corrido-like trumpets cut through, followed by spicy synths that pull the song into a completely different emotional register.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for register
Verb
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Fridley Middle enrolls students from all over the metro area and is very diverse, a fact the teachers and administrators are proud of.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The clinics are not enrolling patients in clinical trials.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2026
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The 23-year-old logged a total of 509 minutes for Borussia Mönchengladbach this season.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2026
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After logging three years on General Hospital as Kristina Corinthos-Davis, Kate Mansi is leaving the ABC sudser.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
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An increasing number of Palestinians from the West Bank have tried to enter Israel illegally to work in recent years.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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For these reasons, members of the public should never enter a pipe, drain, catch basin, manhole, or outfall.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Even so, there is a real responsibility on the introverted leader to understand how their natural tendencies land with the people around them and how to be most effective within that awareness.—
Bill Koch,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The colonies understood the British threat.—
Richard Torrenzano,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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To check the status of your ballot, visit the county registrar-recorder’s website.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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New Technologies Challenge the Traditional Academic Transcript New technologies enable more flexible and expansive ways of documenting academic achievement that the trusty university registrar, however.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Harel cleared 7-2 on his first attempt — a personal best — tying for fourth on the national list this year.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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If MacFarland stays, the biggest long-term item on the to-do list is Makar’s next contract.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Escobar recorded the final out in the seventh on a strikeout to strand the tying and go-ahead runs on first and second base.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Wrobleski recorded a ninth strikeout, for the second out of the sixth, before surrendering a hit.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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One of the most painful things about this disease is knowing that promising treatments are emerging, but funding barriers and manufacturing and procedural slow-downs continue to derail progress.—
Elise Esposito,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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Nobody knows how often adverse events occur, said Kristen Nixon, a Johns Hopkins University researcher who has studied posts about weight loss drugs on Reddit, a popular online forum.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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