conscribing

present participle of conscribe
as in drafting
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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  • Fields is under contract for one more season, but the team could save $10 million if he’s designated as a post-June 1 cut next offseason, which could make the prospect of drafting a potential franchise QB on a rookie deal for the next four seasons too enticing to pass up.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Wicks also helped move the project forward by drafting legislation that clarified noise of future residents was not an issue that must be studied as part of a development’s environmental reviews.
    Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Mould plowed on, recruiting former Mercyland bassist Barbe and Human Switchboard and Zulus drummer Travis as his new rhythm section.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The companies that are surviving can scale from 50 to 300 people on a case-by-case basis, recruiting per project rather than permanently.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Conscribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscribing. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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