as in conscript
a person forced or required to enroll in military service a new crop of inductees produced by the draft

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Recent Examples of inductee For almost three hours, at the invitation-only ceremony, the three inductees were celebrated with words, song and ovations in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s intimate CMA Theater. Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025 If the plan for a Hall of Fame induction comes to fruition, Jericho would join Stephanie McMahon, who has already been announced as the first inductee for the Class of 2026. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 OutKast’s inductee class includes Salt-N-Pepa, The White Stripes, Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, Soundgarden, Warren Zevon, Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins, Carol Kaye, and Lenny Waronker. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2025 So let the guessing begin on just whom Missy Elliott, Brandi Carlile, Killer Mike, Teddy Swims and the other guests have been matched up with from the inductees’ list. Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inductee
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Noun
  • But such streaks of humor and tenderness inevitably give way to the next atrocity, as Hothead conscripts Chicken into her mission to dispatch men.
    Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The callow striver Redmond Barry is played by 1970s heartthrob Ryan O’Neal, in one of his best performances, a reluctant conscript in the British army after leaving his Irish home in disgrace.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • To attract recruits, ICE is offering several incentives, including signing bonuses of up to $50,000 and student loan repayment programs.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The season finale of Boots focuses on the Crucible, a grueling 54-hour test Cameron and the other recruits must pass to become Marines.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Those guys are important Poles draftees.
    Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The Padres bring their top draftees to Petco Park at some point each year.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Inductee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductee. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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