enroll

variants also enrol
1
as in to register
to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member the community college will enroll anyone who has a GED or high school diploma

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2
as in to enter
to put (someone or something) on a list can I enroll you on the list of volunteers for the church supper?

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Recent Examples of enroll Johnson is set to become the first four-year Husky recruited by Hurley to enroll and graduate from UConn. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025 Some of the automated and quicker processes introduced to enroll and re-enroll during the pandemic have since been phased out, and this has started to affect the numbers of those who participate. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 District 219 enrolls about 4,600 students from Lincolnwood, Skokie, Morton Grove and Niles. Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 Charging documents out of the Eastern District of North Carolina don’t name the student participants that Melvin recruited for the scheme but state they were recruited to apply for and enroll in college programs across the state. Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enroll
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  • According to Darwin's Ark, nearly 5,000 cats have been registered for the project since 2024.
    Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The presentation will include how the river’s role in shaping communities and industries. To register for the program, go to go to jcprd.com/1836/Museum.
    Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • On the first visit, Jones took photos from inside the building of the window that the thieves used to enter the palace.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Jennie entered the top 10 in 19 different countries – hitting No. 2 in Australia and Korea and No. 3 in the UK.
    Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
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  • The cuts also decimated many of the agency's top recruits, enlisted through a program known as the Cyber Talent Management System, plus analysts with top-secret security clearances.
    Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
  • But what looks like a generic action series takes an immediate and delightful turn to the paranormal: Hub dies and is brought back by the devil himself, who enlists him as a bounty hunter to bring demons back to hell.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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  • This position is listed as a full-time, remote job to oversee the business and development of Netflix’s flagship game franchises.
    Terina Allen, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Paramedics took the woman to a hospital, where she is listed as stable.
    Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
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  • Clint continued in his career, becoming a rarity: a child star who matriculated into an adult actor, playing hundreds of character roles.
    John Baldoni, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Just 22 new Black medical students matriculated last year, 5.4% of the state's new cohort of medical students.
    Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025

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“Enroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enroll. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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