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as in to recruit
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Recent Examples of enlist
Peter then enlists Jose (Felix Solas) to break into the safe and destroy the picture.
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 22 May 2025
Mike enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in January 1997.
—Evan Crowell, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Hudson played Broadway actress Veronica Moore, who enlisted Bombshell director Derek Wills to work with her on an upcoming concert.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 May 2025
The studio has enlisted roughly 40 animation crew members, including veterans of past Hartman productions, working remotely from locations around the world.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 15 May 2025
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 22 May 2025
Mike enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in January 1997.
—Evan Crowell, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Hudson played Broadway actress Veronica Moore, who enlisted Bombshell director Derek Wills to work with her on an upcoming concert.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 May 2025
The studio has enlisted roughly 40 animation crew members, including veterans of past Hartman productions, working remotely from locations around the world.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlist
Verb
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Time magazine recognized her as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, and she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
28 May 2025
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Avnet, who in 2017 was named Manager of the Year by Pollstar and inducted into the Personal Managers Hall of Fame, never signed a contract with any of his artists.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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One way, Park said, would be to have researchers recruit a large, representative sample of patients, measure their levels of exposure and follow them for years, perhaps until death.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Over 400 adults with a diabetic foot ulcer that appeared closed or healed to the eye were recruited to the study.—
Paul McClure
June 02,
New Atlas,
2 June 2025
Verb
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According to data from the end of 2024, Stellantis currently employs approximately 34,000 people in Michigan, 75,000 nationwide and more than 248,000 globally.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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As of March 2025, Burberry employed approximately 8,700 people, nearly 500 fewer than the 9,200 employed in 2024.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Trump's latest attack against Harvard comes two days after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the administration from being able to revoke the university's ability to enroll international students.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
25 May 2025
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On Thursday, the Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, though a judge put that on hold.—
Christina Larson,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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These reductions have allowed businesses to create new jobs and hire more team members to the benefit of all Floridians.—
Scott Shalley,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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That outlet said Hardin was hired as police chief for the roughly 1,600-peron town of Gateway near Arkansas’ border with Missouri in January 2016.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
26 May 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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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
Verb
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While the physical manuscripts have returned to China and will go on view at the National Museum of China in July, the Smithsonian will retain digital versions of the documents for further research.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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So far, the second-term Trump Administration has scrubbed federal websites, limited reporters’ access, and used disappearing-message apps for high-level communications that typically should be retained for posterity.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Roitfeld conscripted movement director Eric Christison so each can play a different character.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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New Line conscripted the aging, legendary director John Frankenheimer to wrangle all of it in the dense jungle of Far North Queensland when the original director Richard Stanley was fired after just a few days of filming.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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