ENLISTED (IN) Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

enlisted (in)

verb

Definition of enlisted (in)

past tense of enlist (in)

as in enrolled (in)

to become a member of young men and women were enlisting in the navy in greater numbers

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Klatt got it right on the broadcast … then the expert official from California joined the broadcast to tell us all the officials were correct with the pass interference and not targeting.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Jan Mulkens, a physicist, joined the company during this tumultuous period.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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Los Angeles entered the postseason as two-time defending champions, and a third straight title would have put it in rare air — the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics the only other teams to have accomplished such a feat.

— Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
From the moment Errol Holden’s raps entered the public sphere in the early 2020s, listening to them has felt like hearing a stranger on the street earnestly tell you how the city has changed.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

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Hughes stayed with the band for three albums and, after Deep Purple’s dissolution, briefly rejoined Trapeze and released a solo album, Play Me Out, in 1977.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
The freshman, who came to USC in the spring out of Santa Margarita High, rejoined the Trojans ahead of the Penn State game while the team faced a variety of injuries to other key players on both sides of the ball.

— Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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