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matriculate

[muh-trik-yuh-leyt, muh-trik-yuh-lit] / məˈtrɪk jəˌleɪt, məˈtrɪk jə lɪt /
VERB
begin, enroll
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More than half of high-school grads matriculate to college, even though only 35% of 12th graders score proficient in reading and 22% in math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 8, 2026

While it will take a little time for the students to matriculate through college and into the workforce, this plan will be a significant contributor to solving the controller shortage problem.

From Salon Oct. 18, 2025

I need it to matriculate into the master's programme I was accepted into at Columbia.

From BBC May 4, 2024

“The success of student-athletes and their ability to matriculate at Grambling State University is the top priority,” Scott said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 6, 2022

From that point on I worked for Daniel, and then as he was about to matriculate he decided to quit the game.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

“All American’s” Geffri Maya matriculates at a historically Black university in Atlanta in the new spinoff “All American: Homecoming.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2022

On the afternoon of Jan. 27, 2015, Dasani matriculates and heads to her new home, accompanied by her mother and sisters.

From New York Times Sep. 28, 2021

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., seemed mystified as to why House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., would want to wrestle with government funding issues when she matriculates to the speaker’s suite in January.

From Fox News Dec. 19, 2018

An NBA rule forbidding teams to sign a college player until three years after he matriculates would lessen universities’ importance as incubators of NBA talent.

From Washington Post Nov. 24, 2017

He matriculates at one or another of the universities, and for three, four, or, in the case of medical students, five years, he is free to work or not to work, as he pleases.

From Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View by Price Collier

By far the biggest factor in admission, however, is whether an applicant has matriculated from another magnet school and how long an applicant has been on the waiting list for a magnet school.

From Salon Mar. 10, 2026

The Western College of Auctioneering has matriculated over 5,000 students, who auction everything from farm equipment to fine art.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 31, 2025

It was only when I had matriculated and moved to New York City as a journalism major that I began to become haunted by the sound of my own voice.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 25, 2023

He graduated from an arts high school, then matriculated at Juilliard, graduating in 1985.

From New York Times Sep. 28, 2022

They’ve sent him to a decent school; maybe he’s even matriculated.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

After all, we’re on a planet where the city of Rome has been continually inhabited for 2,700 years, and the University of Bologna has been matriculating students for 938.

From Slate Jul. 4, 2026

The total number of black and Hispanic students matriculating at law schools has risen more than 5% over the past two years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

The Seahawks were driving toward a touchdown that would have pulled them within one score, but instead Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce promptly did their thing, matriculating down the field for a put-away Chiefs score.

From Seattle Times Dec. 24, 2022

I object to the current program because I worked full time while matriculating at a low-cost college and put myself through school entirely on my own dime.

From Washington Post Dec. 9, 2022

“I’ll be matriculating soon, and I need to at least have an idea about what lies ahead.”

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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