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
Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Citing Ukrainian sources, ACLED said the attacks aim to destroy data on those liable for military service not yet entered into the unified register of conscripts and to disrupt the draft by scaring people from visiting the centers.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
In Israel, men from the Druze community are conscripted into the military, with some occupying high ranks in the Israeli army.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 16 July 2025
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Noun
What: Complete elimination of Kurdish autonomy, with the SDF dissolved into individual conscripts.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Citing Ukrainian sources, ACLED said the attacks aim to destroy data on those liable for military service not yet entered into the unified register of conscripts and to disrupt the draft by scaring people from visiting the centers.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Verb
Title: Lacuna Writers: Bryce Cracknell Logline: A haunted soldier is conscripted into a secret mission inside the Lacuna, a surreal, perilous realm where myths are real, time is unstable, and his past awaits.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
In Israel, men from the Druze community are conscripted into the military, with some occupying high ranks in the Israeli army.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscript
Noun
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Federal prosecutors in New York said Maxwell helped Epstein recruit, groom and ultimately abuse girls as young as 14.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mizzou has already hosted top big-man target Tristan Reed, a four-star recruit out of Link Academy in Branson.—
Joseph Pastilha,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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After he was drafted, Wolf was named the Western Hockey League’s goalie of the year in back-to-back seasons, and also earned the CHL honor in 2019-20.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Officials are now working on drafting new rules and licensing regulations that would change that, creating a new type of marijuana business allowed in the city after voters legalized recreational marijuana statewide in 2022.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Other notable high-school draftees who got a taste of full-season ball with the Storm include C Ty Harvey (fifth round) and C Truitt Madonna (11th).—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Two other recent draftees have also been assigned to Salem.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In addition to Chinese funding, some American environmental charities even enlist former members of the Chinese government in senior leadership positions.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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And when its leader decides to enlist, things get even more dire.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Conscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscript. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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