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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

At the Miller Career and Transition Center in Reseda, he sampled biscotti from the bakery, where students with moderate to severe disabilities can matriculate after completing the 12th grade.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2022

I spent last summer studying at Harvard University, and in September I'll matriculate at Yale University.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

“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

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

Apparently it should not be difficult to take the lists of the matriculates as far as they have been preserved and by a little calculation obtain rather exact figures.

From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

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

The Emmy-winning ABC sitcom mockumentary has recently matriculated for a third season and already been renewed for a fourth.

From New York Times Feb. 26, 2024

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

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 hope that women keep getting out there running, hiking, matriculating, climbing, working, and living their lives as they deserve,” Rennison said in an email.

From Seattle Times Feb. 24, 2024

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

From Washington Times Sep. 15, 2022

Note: Hyde will return as Orioles manager in 2022, a season in which many of the organization's top prospects should begin matriculating to the majors, according to a person with direct knowledge of the agreement.

From Washington Post Sep. 23, 2021

“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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