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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

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

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

The new department was opened in October, 1850, with ninety matriculates and grew with extraordinary rapidity, so that for the first years the enrolment exceeded that of the Literary Department.

From The University of Michigan by Wilfred Shaw

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

That put the game in the hands of Winters, a starting receiver and cornerback for Central Catholic until that season, when he replaced DeShone Kizer, who had matriculated to Notre Dame, at quarterback.

From New York Times Feb. 10, 2022

Until she matriculated at Wisconsin, she didn’t realize that her teammates might never have shared a meal with an Indigenous person.

From Washington Post Feb. 1, 2022

I suppose having matriculated to my nineteenth year has provided me with a depth of insight which I am only beginning to excavate.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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

Charles was now in charge of the entire group of prisoners who were registering and matriculating prisoners when they arrived in the camp.

From Slate Nov. 29, 2022

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

From Washington Times Sep. 15, 2022

“We were more of Hank Stram matriculation which is good, if you can finish it with points. When you are going efficient, or matriculating, you got to be able to finish it.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 12, 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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