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as in to recruit
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Recent Examples of enlist
For the single, the quartet of Jisoo, Jenny, Rose, and Lisa enlisted an army of songwriters — TEDDY, Diplo, 24, Zikai, Claudia Valentina, Jumpa, Malachiii, and Jesse Bluu — for their foray into the hardstyle genre.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
His manager, Jason Weinberg, had been enlisted as a reader considerably earlier in the process.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
When the Civil War broke out in 1861, George enlisted in the Union Army, serving in the 21st Kentucky Infantry Regiment.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
To tackle the renovation, the couple enlisted the help of local designer Melissa Welker of Melissa Lacy Design.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
His manager, Jason Weinberg, had been enlisted as a reader considerably earlier in the process.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
When the Civil War broke out in 1861, George enlisted in the Union Army, serving in the 21st Kentucky Infantry Regiment.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
To tackle the renovation, the couple enlisted the help of local designer Melissa Welker of Melissa Lacy Design.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlist
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Meanwhile, Sharapova is scheduled to be inducted in to the International Tennis Hall of Fame on August, 23, alongside the Bryan Brothers.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Just last year, McCoy was inducted into the Eagles' Hall of Fame.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Travers impresses New signing Mark Travers has been recruited with a simple brief: to compete with long-term No 1 Pickford.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
21 July 2025
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Her goal was to become a commercial pilot, but when the U.S. entered the war in late 1941, she was recruited with two dozen other American women pilots to serve for three years in the RAF’s Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA).—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 July 2025
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University policy allows the Office of Institutional Equity to close investigations when a subject is no longer employed there.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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According to McKinsey's recent Global Survey on the State of AI, only 13% of respondents said their company employs AI compliance specialists.—
Stanislava Tarasiuk,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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All these schools enroll significant numbers of active military service members and veterans.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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To install any of Apple's public betas, enroll your Apple account on Apple's software beta website.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
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Laptop farm When her clients got hired, Chapman would receive their corporate laptops in the mail.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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The complaints about contractors hired to do work around people’s homes are legion.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
25 July 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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Within days of the declination, a judge approved a request from Descano to impanel a special grand jury to probe the case, renewing the possibility that Shifflett could be charged.—
Olivia Diaz,
Washington Post,
5 May 2023
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Mulching can help the plant’s shallow roots retain moisture.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 July 2025
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However, Congress can still review all legislation passed by the D.C. Council and retains authority over the district's budget.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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In Israel, men from the Druze community are conscripted into the military, with some occupying high ranks in the Israeli army.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
16 July 2025
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In contrast to other minority communities within Israel’s borders, Druze men over 18 have been conscripted to the Israeli military since 1957 and often rise to positions of high rank, while many build careers in the police and security forces.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
16 July 2025
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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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