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 The program will enroll 240 participants, with 161 participants aimed at earning credentials and 175 participants landing a job. Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2025 Big Brothers Big Sisters says people who have experienced mentorship are more likely to be involved in and hold leadership positions, less likely to engage in substance abuse and twice as likely to enroll in post-secondary education. Justin L. MacK, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025 Combined, Kansas City’s 20 charter schools enroll about as many K-12 students as KCPS. Maria Benevento, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025 Echoing laws passed in Texas and Washington state, the proposal would allow some veterans and former firefighters, police officers and EMTs to enroll in clinical trials testing the effectiveness of psilocybin to treat mental illnesses. Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enroll
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  • Meanwhile, inflation sits well below a peak attained in 2022, though price increases register nearly a percentage point higher than the Fed's goal of 2%.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The bill's requirement to show proof of citizenship in person would affect millions more voters who do have the documentation but register by mail or online, the Brennan Center said.
    Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
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  • Green Day entered 2005 at the center of popular music for the second time in its career — but the first time in a decade.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
  • When Wade had entered the league, baggy, untucked dress shirts and oversize suits were the style on draft night; on game days, players draped 5XL sweat suits and Mitchell & Ness throwback jerseys over their lanky frames.
    D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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  • For Zurich architect Tilla Theus, creating the hotel was a painstaking process that took a decade, enlisting a small army of designers, contractors, and conservators.
    Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Thursday’s official proceedings enlist Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson as honorary starters.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • Today, Ford is listed at -1400 over Mattice, who is a +600 betting underdog.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The official order includes an annex that lists the 15 related semiconductor imports that are exempt.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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