variants also enrol
Definition of enrollnext
1
as in to enlist
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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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 As of this week, children in previously unserved counties in Texas can now enroll in the library. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026 The fees were previously used to cover services like technology support, call center operations and outreach efforts to enroll more Americans in health insurance plans. — Natalia Mittelstadt, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 Growing up, Assadourian didn’t even know that side of his identity until his parents, who own the HaHa comedy club in North Hollywood, told him and enrolled him in Armenian school as a teen. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Archie and Lilibet have since been enrolled in a new school, but in late September 2026, issues arose when photographers were allegedly spotted outside the building. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enroll
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  • In a couple of years, we may be forced to enlist agents to handle all of that inbound for us.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Members who had barely spoken to each other or had climbed on different days are now connected via WhatsApp to try to enlist longtime Manhattan Plaza residents in their cause.
    — Sarah Rose Siskind, Curbed, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • The 100 contestants enter the vast kitchen arena ready for a chance to call the shots.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Law enforcement officers do not require a warrant to enter a public part of campus.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
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  • In tracking a potential illness in the locker room, wide receiver Jonathan Mingo popped up on the injury report on Wednesday with an illness and was listed as questionable.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Her resume listed a 2000 associate’s degree in general studies and a 2024 medical-assistant diploma from an adult school.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Constructing a curriculum From 30 to 50 applications, the construction capstone program matriculates about 32 students a year, split into four-hour morning and afternoon classes with about 16 seats each.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Daniels and Washington woke up, and started to do what offenses do against the Cowboys — matriculate the football up and down the football field.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
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  • Social events where fraternities and sororities mix with one another and with unaffiliated members are usually at least registered with university officials.
    — Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The commission says the revision is aimed to remove duplicate and ineligible entries while ensuring eligible voters remain registered.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • The ceremony also caps a year in which ARIA marked its 40th anniversary with a standalone Hall of Fame event in June, inducting Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End, and Vika & Linda.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The 75-year-old was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Enroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enroll. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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