drafted

verb

past tense of draft
1
as in recruited
to pick especially for required military service my grandfather was drafted to fight in a war that he opposed

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2
as in prepared
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form draft a letter to the local newspaper giving your views on the problem

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3
as in drained
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely remember to draft the water from the pool so that we can close it up for the winter

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Recent Examples of drafted Green was drafted by the Warriors in 2012 and has spent all 14 seasons of his career with Golden State. — Jessica Golden,alex Sherman, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 McDaniels, who was drafted with the 28th pick in 2020 out of Washington, has long been the team's best perimeter defender, as well. — CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Additionally, emergency protocols were drafted to require AV companies to give local police and fire departments physical override access or emergency remote shut-off mechanisms. — Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026 Aaron Ashby, who has thrown 12 1/3 scoreless innings in the playoffs, also pitched for Crowder before the Brewers drafted him in the fourth round in 2018. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 The Browns drafted the former Big Ten Receiver of the Year out of Purdue in the third round back in 2022. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 After starring for the Golden Hurricane as a player, Pore was drafted by the Kansas City Wizards in 2005. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026 According to the candidate, a new constitution would be drafted by a Congress dominated by a far-right majority. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 Hezonga, drafted fifth overall in 2015, returns to the NBA after nine years overseas. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drafted
  1. recruited
  2. prepared
  3. drained
  4. conscripted
  5. composed
  6. pumped
  7. levied
  8. wrote
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  • With the Mavericks, there is a coach, in Dusty May, who at one time recruited him collegiately, and a team willing to grow with their young players.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Lee recruited a friend to help move the box to her bedroom, but the setup itself took less than 10 minutes.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
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  • The Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, Picasso Museum and Grand Palais were all shuttered Saturday as French officials prepared for another weekend of potentially violent demonstrations, according to The Associated Press (AP).
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The university has not responded to CNN’s questions about why the full transcript of Jane Doe’s police interview, which included Doe’s explicit rape accusation, was not included in the statement prepared by police for the DA.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of prepared
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  • But Jess Ralston, a senior energy analyst at Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit, a non profit focused on climate change, said that 90% of the oil and gas has already been drained from the North Sea basin.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Salvador has treated patients whose infections formed pockets of pus that had to be drained to protect their vision.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • As things are though, Digger isn’t a successful enough movie to perform the job it’s been conscripted into.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Stephen Schwartz, another alumnus of Carnegie Mellon, was conscripted to write a new set of songs.
    — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of conscripted
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  • Soundtracks often work in a similar way—music that’s been composed with the idea of accompaniment, melodies that are meant to join with a story already can work perfectly when one is in the midst of creating a character or scene.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Alaska’s core constituency is composed of Natives, fishermen, rural legislators, and unions, with some chamber-of-commerce types mixed in.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of composed
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  • The fuel was pumped across a hose to Mineral Europa by a converted bunkering vessel, Shenghang Yongle, which entered service less than five weeks before the operation.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Peralta pumped a fist and screamed joyfully walking off the mound in the sixth after fanning Petey Halpin swinging at a 3-2 changeup.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of pumped
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  • The same allegations, levied by his own senior staff, led to a federal investigation.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
  • That’s a departure from conventional state personal tax, which is levied on income such as wages and the proceeds from sales of stocks, bonds and other such financial assets.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of levied
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  • Khalilzad on Friday wrote on X that there had been reports of Pakistan arming Afghans to fight the Taliban inside Afghanistan and of the Pakistani military recruiting Afghans to fight anti-Pakistan insurgents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Inspiring others In 1981, Runner’s World magazine published an article that Godby wrote about his 1978 run.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
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