CONSCRIBE Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

conscribe

verb

kən-ˈskrīb

Definition of conscribe

as in to draft

to pick especially for required military service young men worried about whether they would be conscribed to fight in this latest conflict

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Reducing the human bottleneck in AI automation DeepSeek argues that the growing capabilities of AI models have enabled agents to automate tasks ranging from managing calendars and drafting emails to preparing reports and writing software.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
On her watch, 23 UCLA players have been drafted by WNBA teams.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

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This cycle, Scudder, with help from the political-action committee Texas Majority, set out to make sure that no race in the state went uncontested, and successfully recruited candidates for each of a hundred and thirty-seven seats.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
That would begin the process of hiring an executive director, developing operational procedures and recruiting mental health professionals and other responders.

— Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026

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