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as in to recruit
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Recent Examples of enlist
To push back against the story, the campaign enlisted the help of Waltz, their national security surrogate.
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ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
The launch was funded by Maltese cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, who enlisted three polar expedition colleagues to join him on the novel mission.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The same year, the event also broke from its streak of inviting a comedian to perform, instead enlisting a historian Ron Chernow.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Men enlisted to be soldiers not orderlies, waiters, or body servants.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
The launch was funded by Maltese cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, who enlisted three polar expedition colleagues to join him on the novel mission.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The same year, the event also broke from its streak of inviting a comedian to perform, instead enlisting a historian Ron Chernow.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Men enlisted to be soldiers not orderlies, waiters, or body servants.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlist
Verb
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The Natural Disasters, Lex Luger, and Michelle McCool will also be inducted.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Reds inducted him into their Hall of Fame in 2006.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Peace Corps, established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy and later authorized by Congress, recruits and deploys American volunteers to support development efforts around the world.—
Will Steakin,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Huffman is widely regarded as the leading college football recruiting insider on the West Coast.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Following successful efforts in Indonesia, the Sheba Hope Grows™ program has grown to include a global network of more than 200 reef builders worldwide, some employing different methods catered more specifically to their environment.—
Cat Cardenas,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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According to the group’s letter, these businesses account for more than $800 million in annual revenue, employing thousands of people internationally and domestically.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Officials say travelers should consult the State Department's travel website frequently and enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) for real-time alerts.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Based on Amanda Brown’s novel and the 2001 film, the show follows a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As for Booth, he was hired in 2017 as the assistant general manager.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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He was hired in 2015 after a 106-game stint with the Sacramento Kings.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But they were moved to Harris County in 2017 after the then-presiding judge agreed that the prosecutors might struggle to impanel an impartial jury in Collin County, where Paxton lived and worked for decades.—
Lauren McGaughy,
Dallas News,
14 June 2023
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And in January, a few months after his prosecutors began revisiting the potential hush-money case, Mr. Bragg impaneled the grand jury that has now indicted Mr. Trump.—
Sean Piccoli,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2023
Verb
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Status quo supporters claim voters still choose because the appointee must run for election to retain the seat.—
Bob Marshall,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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In the aftermath, the motion states, Doe retained legal counsel and, following months of negotiations, was able to reach a settlement with Schrader’s lawyers in February of this year.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Copenhagen's current policy maintains that women can join the armed forces on a voluntary basis but will not be conscripted.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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The squad gave the soldiers the chance to join the resistance, but only a few among them did, mainly Czechs and Poles who had been conscripted by the Nazis.—
Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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