conscribes

verb

present tense third-person singular of conscribe
as in drafts
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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  1. drafts
  2. recruits
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  • If an agent drafts a defective indemnity clause or cites a case that does not exist, no software company appears in court to answer for it.
    — Charles Lew, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • And the draft wouldn’t be complete without the owner that drafts not one, but TWO defenses.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of drafts
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  • Standout recruits among the mass of volunteers were selected for additional training and assigned to high-priority operations.
    — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Ryu and Ken Masters’ paths collide again after Chun-Li (Liang) tracks them down and recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of recruits
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“Conscribes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscribes. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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