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
Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Putin on Monday ordered a regular biannual call-up intended to draft 160,000 conscripts for a one-year tour of compulsory military service.
—The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
The squad gave the soldiers the chance to join the resistance, but only a few among them did, mainly Czechs and Poles who had been conscripted by the Nazis.
—Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Having earmarked record amounts of government expenditure on the military, Putin's commitment to expanding his armed forces was signaled by Tuesday's announcement of the Russia's highest number of conscripts since 2011—160,000.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Putin on Monday ordered a regular biannual call-up intended to draft 160,000 conscripts for a one-year tour of compulsory military service.
—The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
The country has settled into a new normal, where most men are conscripted to fight and many have left for safer countries.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
The squad gave the soldiers the chance to join the resistance, but only a few among them did, mainly Czechs and Poles who had been conscripted by the Nazis.
—Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscript
Noun
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Sacramento State for decades has lost interested recruits to other schools that had a superior basketball venue.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2025
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The Richardson, Texas, native stepped into the Huskies’ basketball facility with expectations similar to those on Stephon Castle, Dan Hurley’s first McDonald’s All-American recruit who helped win a national championship before being picked fourth overall and winning NBA Rookie of the Year.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
Verb
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Matthew Brennan drafts the race at the Tour de Romandie, before shooting out at such a speed that no other rider can follow in his own slipstream.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Congress is already deep into the slog of drafting Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered funds for the administration’s mass deportation effort — a package that, unlike the budget plan, would carry the force of law.—
Lisa Mascaro and Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Hudson played Broadway actress Veronica Moore, who enlisted Bombshell director Derek Wills to work with her on an upcoming concert.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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The studio has enlisted roughly 40 animation crew members, including veterans of past Hartman productions, working remotely from locations around the world.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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“Conscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscript. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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