conscribed

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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  • Watson and Doubs were both drafted in 2022.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Which is true, but Mahomes was still the product of evaluation and development — a three-star high school athlete who was not even the first QB drafted that year.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • The Poquianchis recruited young girls from nearby towns and farms, deceiving families with false promises of work or abducting girls when alone.
    Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • His commitment to staying clean has always impressed Jimmy Fallon, who once headlined his own Clean Cut Comedy Tour before taking over The Tonight Show, and recruited Bargatze to join him.
    Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Conscribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscribed. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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