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as in to enroll
to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member
please register me for the yoga class
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as in to log
to make a written note of
the management registered her complaint in their log and promised to get back to her in a week
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as in to enter
to put (someone or something) on a list
I have to register my new car when I renew my driver's license
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as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
I'm not registering what you're saying
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as in registrar
an official whose job is to keep records
ask the county register for a copy of your birth certificate
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as in list
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
check the voter register to see if it has my current party affiliation
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Recent Examples of register
Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
While daily death counts and case numbers have dropped from the highs seen last month, when Brazil registered more than 4,000 deaths per day for several consecutive days, the virus is still out of control as more contagious variants emerge.
—Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
The din registers as cheering, not deafening.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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To boost engagement and local participation, the election office holds community events, hosts speaking engagements and goes out to local schools to encourage people to register, Abbott said.
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More countries could continue to be added or removed from the list on a rolling basis, according to the federal register notice.
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Blanton Elementary is designed to serve about 800 to 900 students but only has 456 students enrolled.—
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In 2022, Landry moved in with her father for her senior year of high school before enrolling at the university herself, and Layla found a place downtown where Knox was a freshman in high school.—
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Kyan Franklin also logged 9 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals.—
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Defensive lineman Bobby Brown III (concussion) and linebacker Claudin Cherelus (calf/ankle) are among the two players who have logged limited participations this week in practice — and their attendance will be necessary for this defense to be at its best.—
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The biggest ovation of the night came when Keon Ellis, who has fallen out of the rotation despite being one of the team’s best defenders and 3-point shooters, entered the game for the first time at the start of the fourth quarter.—
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According to the report, a Nissan Pathfinder driven by Wesley Jordan, 77, of Prairie Grove entered the roadway attempting to turn left when a westbound Dodge Ram struck Jordan's vehicle.—
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Even though just three can alert to an emergency, many more are needed to understand what is behind those emergencies.—
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Those specifics aside, more stunningly, researchers discovered that these brave, early explorers of new worlds demonstrated a different way of moving than had been previously understood.—
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Protests have been recorded at 585 locations in 186 cities across all 31 provinces, the agency reported.—
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The win was recorded as the team's seventh fourth-quarter comeback victory this season.—
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Of the six injured, three were listed in critical condition, according to the Salt Lake Police Department.—
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She was taken to a hospital and was listed in stable condition.—
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Elordi played Frankenstein's monster — known as the Creature — in this adaptation of the story, and he was also nominated at the Globes for his performance.—
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Other birds might have imprinted on humans and do not know how to hunt their own food.—
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Myint transcribed the recipe from his grandmother's handwritten cookbook and went through the process with her via phone.—
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The allegations are not part of a court document or witness testimony; they’re transcribed from a 2020 call to the FBI tip line, and totally unconfirmed.—
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“Register.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/register. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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