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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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Seemingly, all the children of the Valley are being shuttled by their parents toward Stanford, where they will matriculate by hook or by crook.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2026

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

Technically, apprentices were supposed to start their work at age twelve and gradually matriculate into higher roles, but Kamau—ever charming, ever likable—had appealed to Father Olufemi.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The captivating ecclesiastical drama “Servants,” set in 1980s Czechoslovakia, follows teenage matriculates at a Christian seminary who awaken to a grim reality.

From New York Times Feb. 24, 2022

“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

But the choices made as to who matriculates to serve as House and Senate leaders are made at the subatomic political level.

From Fox News Sep. 8, 2020

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

Many of these institutions report the largest number of matriculates in their history.

From Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century by Washington, Booker T.

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

Since it was founded in 1948, the school has matriculated over 5,000 students, who also auction everything from real estate to farm equipment to fine art.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 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

Overall, the report found, about 160 Black men matriculated at Harvard’s undergraduate college from 1890 to 1940, an average of little more than three per year and 30 per decade.

From Washington Post Apr. 26, 2022

Francie wondered, if it was so good, why he hadn’t matriculated there instead of at the university of another midwestern state.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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

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

“Basically, fall of 2021 saw Indian students from two consecutive application years matriculating at the same time.”

From Washington Times Sep. 15, 2022

If I had a college-age son with a talent for football, he would not be matriculating at WSU.

From Seattle Times Aug. 6, 2021

It is also possible that Father Zimmermann caused you to stop matriculating for the reason perhaps that your convent lacks funds to pay the tuition.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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