enlisting

Definition of enlistingnext
present participle of enlist

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Verb
  • The Phillies are inducting Chase Utley, considered the greatest second baseman in the franchise’s history, into their Wall of Fame this summer — a potential precursor to a greater honor for Utley, the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Prince did the honors of inducting them.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Giants are in town to start a three-game series, the Padres’ first NL West games of the year, and are employing their third different leadoff hitter in four games.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • As Adam reenters the dating world, his sister encourages him to view it as a fresh start, and scenic designer Milo Bue visually evokes the idea of a blank slate by employing off-whites and greys for Adam’s studio apartment in New York City.
    Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Not long after enrolling at the prestigious law school, Brown caught the entrepreneurial bug.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • On the table is trading his Mercedes S-class for a hybrid or electric car and enrolling his son in a preschool closer to home to avoid that additional 10-mile drive.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The process for starting a local LifeWise includes steps like gathering signatures from the community, forming a steering committee, requesting the local school district’s approval and ultimately recruiting and training a local team to facilitate it, according to the organization’s website.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • If re-elected, Bolin plans to focus on recruiting and retaining high-quality educators, maintaining a strong financial position and ensuring every student, staff and family feels a sense of belonging within the school’s buildings.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • When your security relies on annually conscripting around 24,000 young people and sending them out into the Arctic hinterland, providing a strong sense of support — of home — isn’t mere kind-heartedness.
    Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The minister has previously accused Ukraine of forcibly conscripting members of a roughly 75,000-strong community of ethnic Hungarians residing in the western Ukrainian region of Zakarpattia.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The construction sector, as well as transportation and logistics, also contributed to the surge in hiring.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Right now, the city has paused hiring and spending at Boston Public Schools due to the budget gap there, and a city spokesperson told the Herald in a statement that the mayor is freezing spending to address the city’s shortfall.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Rather than simply buying the house, Gores traded a portfolio of Los Angeles–area assets, including undeveloped land in Bel Air, while retaining a financial interest in some of those properties, consolidating multiple holdings into a single trophy estate.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Only 2200 of them remain, having staved off swells of economic uncertainty, retaining their Irish accents and ways of life.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Stram talking about 65 Toss Power Trap and matriculating the ball down field was gold.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Fewer births mean fewer students are entering and matriculating through CPS, affecting early grade levels.
    Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Enlisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlisting. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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