as in recruit
a person forced or required to enroll in military service
as the war continued, the body of enlisted soldiers was supplemented by an increasing number of conscripts
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Recent Examples of conscript
Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
But such streaks of humor and tenderness inevitably give way to the next atrocity, as Hothead conscripts Chicken into her mission to dispatch men.
—Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
Her investigation considers the history of several doomed innocents, beginning with Lana Clarkson, a B-movie queen who was brutally murdered and subsequently conscripted to the annals of true crime.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The 1986 film also included accounts by former conscripts who had been forced to participate in the Russian occupation of Afghanistan, making clear the hopelessness and brutality of the war, starkly contrasting with the Kremlin’s version of a war of progress and purpose.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
But such streaks of humor and tenderness inevitably give way to the next atrocity, as Hothead conscripts Chicken into her mission to dispatch men.
—Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
Gottlieb also remembered watching his dad being taken away in a black bus, conscripted by the Russian military to fight the Germans near the end of the war.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
Her investigation considers the history of several doomed innocents, beginning with Lana Clarkson, a B-movie queen who was brutally murdered and subsequently conscripted to the annals of true crime.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscript
Noun
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And in a news conference this week, New Orleans’ police superintendent questioned ICE’s arrest of one of the agency’s recruits.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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As detailed above, Benfica were off the pace in the league, out of the two Portuguese cups and seemingly heading out of Europe — all with a squad filled with questionable recruits, creaking veterans and unproven kids.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Especially after the Dolphins drafted Ollie Gordon in the 2025 draft.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Fatemeh Sepehri, a political prisoner from Mashhad, has openly advocated for removing the supreme leader and holding free elections to draft a new constitution.—
Davood Moradian,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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If draftees declined to serve, they could be imprisoned.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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Safety Calen Bullock, a 2024 third-round selection, has nine career interceptions, the most of any 2024 draftee (two ahead of second-place Lassiter).—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Since the election, however, about half a dozen other companies have rushed to enlist him as an adviser or director.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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The following month, j-hope became the second member of BTS to enlist in the South Korean military.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Conscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscript. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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