enlists

Definition of enlistsnext
present tense third-person singular of enlist

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Verb
  • The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducts both non-performers and performers alike each year.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The contract establishes minimum wage rates for daily and weekly work and inducts intimacy coordinators into the union health and pension plans.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • But crucially, the resort employs plenty of locals from the Caribbean which lends a nice degree of locality to the place.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Today, building at the corner of Pearl and Trumbull streets employs 700.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Twin Rivers Unified enrolls around 25,000 students at 49 schools across North Sacramento, Rio Linda and North Highlands.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • At the top of the list is Liberty University, a Christian school that enrolls 16,000 students at its Virginia campus and an additional 120,000 in online programs.
    Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Since speed dating only made Taylor more nervous, Jessi goes ahead and hires the dating coach who organized the speed-dating event to give Taylor some one-on-one tutelage.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The district normally hires 600 to 800 new employees each year to fill the positions vacated by people leaving or retiring from AISD.
    Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Division is chaired by producer Susan Arnold (13 Going On 30, America’s Sweethearts) and matriculates around 215 students annually.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • So the sponsor recruits a new group to replace those who want to go.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • This foundational pose, which involves hinging at the hips and putting the body into an upside down V shape, recruits major muscles in the back, shoulders and legs.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For now, King retains his longtime employees, who, in the wake of the lawsuits and investigations, receive higher wages.
    Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • IDrive retains the previous 10 file versions forever, and Acronis True Image includes extensive versioning capabilities for no additional cost.
    Justin Pot, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Cooking engages the body in small, repetitive ways.
    Michelle Beadle Holder, SELF, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The function button engages focus lock (AF-L) with out-of-the-box camera settings, but can be remapped to one of a few dozen functions via the camera menu.
    Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Enlists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlists. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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