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as in to recruit
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Recent Examples of enlist
Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington enlisted touring drummer Tlacael Esparza for their official lineup and their new LP, Nothing.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
Days after the Star-Telegram sent questions to Wood about this, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office was enlisted to investigate the deaths.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
According to the New York Times, in a curious move, the latter house reportedly enlisted mega-gallery Pace to charm Louise Riggio, although Sotheby’s and Pace have so far declined to comment.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
McCallister, now unemployed, is nervously watching a legal challenge to the executive order by a group of transgender active-duty service members and two others hoping to enlist.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
Days after the Star-Telegram sent questions to Wood about this, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office was enlisted to investigate the deaths.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
According to the New York Times, in a curious move, the latter house reportedly enlisted mega-gallery Pace to charm Louise Riggio, although Sotheby’s and Pace have so far declined to comment.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
McCallister, now unemployed, is nervously watching a legal challenge to the executive order by a group of transgender active-duty service members and two others hoping to enlist.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlist
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In 2023, she was inducted into the Stanford University Multicultural Alumni Hall of Fame.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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Thanks to his storied career, Brown was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s inaugural 1986 class alongside legends such as Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Elvis Presley and Little Richard.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
6 Mar. 2025
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The management recruits a consultant who also doesn’t know the organization but who purports to have dealt with similar problems in the past.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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But the contracts on the chopping block also helped cover medical services, fund cancer programs, recruit doctors and provide burial services to veterans, according to internal VA documents reported Tuesday by The Washington Post.—
EMILY DAVIES AND HANNAH NATANSON THE WASHINGTON POST,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Many of the world's top tech companies employ ethical hackers—including IBM, Google and PwC—to uncover vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.—
Vytautas Kaziukonis,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The federal tax collector employs roughly 90,000 workers total across the United States, according to the latest IRS data.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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People who don’t want to or can’t apply for debt relief on their own have the option to enroll in a debt relief program.—
Víctor Rosario,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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Dealers had to enroll in the new system to accommodate customers who wanted to claim the rebate up front.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Naturally, most will hire a certified public accountant (CPA) for guidance on minimizing their tax burden.—
Patrick Lonergan,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The short follows Orin O'Brien, the New York Philharmonic's first female musician who was hired in 1966.—
Lindsay Kimble,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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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
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That contest went the 12-round distance, with Herring retaining his belt.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The filing stated that almost 5,800 USAID awards for future work, and approximately 4,100 distributed through the State Department, will be terminated, while around 500 USAID awards and roughly 2,700 State Department awards will be retained.—
MaryAlice Parks,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The plot concerns three main players: a suave con man (Ha Jung-woo), the low-level grifter he’s conscripted into a scheme (Kim Tae-ri), and a housebound heiress (Kim Min-hee), all locked in a duplicitous love triangle.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
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Misha, a girl whose brother has been conscripted to the frontlines, transforms from a vivacious teen to a gloomy one burdened with the latent possibility of tragedy.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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