CONSCRIBED Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

conscribed

verb

past tense of conscribe

as in drafted

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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Before Stewart’s pair of bills went before the council, the Guard Alliance had initially drafted a similar moratorium and proposed it individually to City Council members.

— Ilana Arougheti July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
But for where he was drafted, the body of work was realistically all anyone should have expected, because Mitchell and Booker are the outliers in that draft slot.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

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Later in 2002, Vallas recruited Johnson to join him in Philadelphia, where Vallas was hired as CEO of that city’s school district.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Alongside a brand partnership with Beyoncé, who penned a paean to Levi’s on her most recent album, the company has also recruited a Bollywood star and top European and British influencers — most of them female — to sport its looks.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 9 July 2026

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