as in to enroll
to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member
the college matriculated 1000 students for the fall semester
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Recent Examples of matriculate
The Division is chaired by producer Susan Arnold (13 Going On 30, America’s Sweethearts) and matriculates around 215 students annually.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Five years later, as their families were facing challenges in establishing residency and matriculating their children into the public school system, a volunteer organization in south Florida waged an advocacy campaign on their behalf.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
The final year involves matriculating into and completing UCI’s MPAc Program.
—Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
Does this school not have some sort of expert on the subject, given the number of werewolves who matriculate?
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Five years later, as their families were facing challenges in establishing residency and matriculating their children into the public school system, a volunteer organization in south Florida waged an advocacy campaign on their behalf.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
The final year involves matriculating into and completing UCI’s MPAc Program.
—Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
Does this school not have some sort of expert on the subject, given the number of werewolves who matriculate?
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matriculate
enroll
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But this observation had not yet been made when the memory study began enrolling participants at 39 sites across the nation in 1996.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Students at those other schools are doing better on some key measures than their neighbors who decided to enroll at Locke.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Matriculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matriculate. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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