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
David Faris, TheWeek, 27 Jan. 2026
In recent years, the number of military personnel has hovered just above 180,000—compared with 300,000 people in 2001, more than a third of whom were conscripts.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
In other cases, you could be conscripted to help all the way through trial.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Noun
In ancient China, Fa Mulan (Ming-Na Wen) takes her ailing father’s place as a conscript by disguising herself as a man to help repel the invading Huns.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 27 Jan. 2026
In recent years, the number of military personnel has hovered just above 180,000—compared with 300,000 people in 2001, more than a third of whom were conscripts.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Verb
The minister has previously accused Ukraine of forcibly conscripting members of a roughly 75,000-strong community of ethnic Hungarians residing in the western Ukrainian region of Zakarpattia.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
In other cases, you could be conscripted to help all the way through trial.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscript
Noun
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Last spring, Lloyd landed five-star recruits Brayden Burries and Koa Peat.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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The former four-star recruit originally redshirted at Auburn (2021) before becoming a multi-year starter at UCF (2022-2024) and transferring to Lubbock last year.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Zoltan Tarr, the second-highest leader in Tisza, told Politico in a piece published Monday that his party hopes to draft business leaders, outside experts, and other technocrats without political experience for their hypothetical government.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Serafini was drafted in 1992 by the Minnesota Twins.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Forward Brett Harrison, a 2021 third-round pick, and Jackson Edward, a 2022 seventh-rounder, will be headed to the Flyers’ organization for forwards Alexis Gendron, a ‘22 seventh-rounder, and Massimo Rizzo, a ‘19 seventh-rounder originally draftee by Carolina.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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Only one of those 20 UM draftees, tackle Vernon Carey in 2004, has lasted even five seasons with the Fins.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Amodei hoped that his early decision to enlist Claude in active duty would put him in a position to influence future terms of engagement—not only to satisfy his own conscience but to set an industry precedent.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Be sure to enlist the help of the knowledgeable sake sommelier for perfect pairings with every dish.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Conscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscript. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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