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 Finally, younger students should seek to enroll in challenging coursework in both science and the humanities, such as AP Bio, Anatomy and Physiology, and AP History and AP English. Christopher Rim, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 The state also encourages young people to enroll in its secondary vocational education system, which provides training for specialties that are in demand in the paramilitary economy. Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2025 Nice white parents enroll their children; protests break out when a bougie juice bar threatens to replace an old-school deli; and Principal Ava (Janelle James), always a canny operator, helps her team blackmail the developer out of some fancy new computers for the kids. Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025 Newsom, the oldest of three siblings, had finished his EMT training at Sierra College and sought to enroll in the fire academy, Collanton said. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for enroll 
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  • Both vans were found to be registered to Eustacio under an alias, the complaint said.
    Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The body registers pain through nerve endings throughout the body.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
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  • Midway through the third, the Leafs entered the zone on a rush.
    Joe Smith, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
  • James entered the game in the back half of the first quarter and played 15 minutes in the blowout loss.
    Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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  • The plaintiffs include six transgender service members and two people seeking to enlist.
    Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Prior to enlisting in April 2023, the musician began his solo career with the full-length LP, Jack in the Box, in July 2022.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • After week two, per theater averages only listed for expanding films with under 100 theaters.
    Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Two out of every three programs listed in response to DeSantis’ directive was an undergraduate class or other campus program that had no obvious connection to a DEI office, according to a Herald analysis of the information provided to the state by public universities.
    Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
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  • How fast can first base prospect Bryce Eldridge matriculate to the big leagues?
    Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Where did Colin Albert matriculate after graduating from Canton High?
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 14 July 2024

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“Enroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enroll. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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