1
as in enrolls
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 records
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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3
as in enters
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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4
as in knows
to have a clear idea of
I'm not registering what you're saying
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as in registrars
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 lists
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 registers
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Transfer to the middle rack of the oven and roast until the skin is golden and beginning to crisp and an instant-read thermometer registers 165 degrees when inserted in the thickest part closest to the bone, about 30 minutes.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
The receiver connects to a household appliance and registers the signal from the button.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
Carefully brush with some of the remaining sauce, and flip again; cook, uncovered, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest portion of lamb chops registers 120°F for rare or 130°F for medium-rare, about 2 minutes more.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Bake until lightly browned and a thermometer registers 160° F when inserted into the center of the loaves, about 40 minutes.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2026
Though Hathaway’s performance registers the harrowing contradictions of grief responses, the movie around her lacks the confidence to go darker.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
The tornado are strong winds will throw up debris, such as trees and leaves, which also registers on the radar and can give further confirmation.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Tails of Joy is affiliated with Intermountain Therapy Animals, an organization that registers therapy animals.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Both are busy and prolific, which sometimes makes picking highlights in their discographies difficult, but Almost Waking registers as immediately special.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026
Return to oven and continue to roast until vegetables are tender and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast registers 155°, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
—Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
Elsa is angry at her family but also clearly loves them deeply, and Marin plays both registers with icy cool and burning pain.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 25 May 2026
Ensure sure furniture isn't blocking airflow registers.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 May 2026
The effort of presentation registers emotionally before the first bite.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Mild dehydration often shows up as fatigue before thirst registers.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of chicken breast registers 155°F, 20 to 25 minutes.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Verb
Finally, anyone who buys and registers one of the new SSL 1 interfaces can join the SSL Family.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Transfer to the middle rack of the oven and roast until the skin is golden and beginning to crisp and an instant-read thermometer registers 165 degrees when inserted in the thickest part closest to the bone, about 30 minutes.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
The receiver connects to a household appliance and registers the signal from the button.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
Carefully brush with some of the remaining sauce, and flip again; cook, uncovered, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest portion of lamb chops registers 120°F for rare or 130°F for medium-rare, about 2 minutes more.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Bake until lightly browned and a thermometer registers 160° F when inserted into the center of the loaves, about 40 minutes.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2026
Though Hathaway’s performance registers the harrowing contradictions of grief responses, the movie around her lacks the confidence to go darker.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
The tornado are strong winds will throw up debris, such as trees and leaves, which also registers on the radar and can give further confirmation.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Tails of Joy is affiliated with Intermountain Therapy Animals, an organization that registers therapy animals.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
Klara Liden, an artist working across the registers of the embodied, spatial, and linguistic, remains productively undecided.
—Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Both are busy and prolific, which sometimes makes picking highlights in their discographies difficult, but Almost Waking registers as immediately special.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026
Return to oven and continue to roast until vegetables are tender and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast registers 155°, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
—Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
Elsa is angry at her family but also clearly loves them deeply, and Marin plays both registers with icy cool and burning pain.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 25 May 2026
Ensure sure furniture isn't blocking airflow registers.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 May 2026
The effort of presentation registers emotionally before the first bite.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Mild dehydration often shows up as fatigue before thirst registers.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of chicken breast registers 155°F, 20 to 25 minutes.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for registers
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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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Swarthmore enrolls about 1,700 undergraduate students.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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The documentary records how Spithill was pushed aside as Buckley and his wealthy co-partner, Ryan McKillen, the founding engineer and employee #3 at Uber, took over the reins in November 2023 and opted for their All-American strategy, in which there would be no place for Spithill.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Both flagged, records one click away.—
Vinay Bhaskara,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Scorsese’s endorsement of Black Forest Labs comes as Hollywood enters a new wave of AI adoption.—
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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An exasperated Tomás enters the thicket himself to retrieve, among other items, Liam’s boot, and doesn’t emerge until the next day—not screaming, but fundamentally changed.—
Nora Biette-Timmons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 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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She’s made a career out of being a normal person who knows a lot about technology but never gets carried away by sci-fi fantasies.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
Noun
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County registrars will now validate signatures from both ballot measures and report the results to Secretary of State Shirley Weber, whose office will ultimately rubber-stamp the proposals to appear on voters’ ballots.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Last Tuesday, the California Secretary of State reported that proponents, led by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, had turned in more than enough valid signatures to county registrars, ensuring that voters will be given an opportunity to restore the original intent of Proposition 13.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Each year, the site’s experts release their official lists of the best beaches in the world—one of which focuses solely on the top 50 beaches in North America.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
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Chefs and pastry pros tend to look at grocery-store pints a little differently, judging everything from texture and butterfat content to ingredient lists.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Before an agent takes an action, the platform checks who requested it, what permissions apply and whether the action is allowed, then logs it.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Jankowski, Carrier and Robinson have emerged as a fairly rare commodity; a physical, play-driving fourth line that logs high-leverage minutes in postseason games.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Verb
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The Nasdaq 100 and the Dow Industrials Both indexes high new highs Wednesday.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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The ratio worth tracking is confirmed to suspected, currently about 1 in 15, which indexes how quickly the lab system is catching up to the field.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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