matriculate

verb

mə-ˈtri-kyə-ˌlāt How to pronounce matriculate (audio)
Definition of matriculatenext
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 In terms of how customers matriculate through NetJets’ product segments, Gallagher says its 25-hour jet cards and leases currently account for about 15% of its flying. — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026 Just over half of CPS students without disabilities matriculated to a four-year institution in 2024, compared to only one-quarter of those receiving services for a learning disability. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 Lendeborg played his first three college seasons in junior college at Arizona Western, broke into Division I with two years at UAB, then finally matriculated to the Big Ten last season. — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026 At his college graduation, Charlie had been awarded the Lionel de Jersey Harvard Scholarship for graduate study at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, where John Harvard had matriculated in 1627. — John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for matriculate
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  • Hill honed her skills in 2016 by enrolling at the College of the Canyons Institute for Culinary Education in Santa Clarita, California.
    — Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Kasheena McKee-Kimbrough enrolled her son, Kireh, in summer camp at ALM Sports Bradenton to help prepare him for voluntary prekindergarten in the fall, according to WTVG and Action News 5.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
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