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
Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Earlier this month, K-pop superstars RM and V, from the band BTS, became the latest high-profile conscripts discharged from national service.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
The terror group killed thousands, predominantly targeting men and elderly women, while abducting boys to forcibly conscript them as child soldiers.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Noun
Patel was an early conscript for the Bharat Army, effectively India’s equivalent to the ‘Barmy Army’ group of supporters who have followed England all over the world in their thousands for the past three decades.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Earlier this month, K-pop superstars RM and V, from the band BTS, became the latest high-profile conscripts discharged from national service.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
Verb
These are not soldiers but regular citizens who have had their lives hijacked by the war, conscripted now — and perhaps for the rest of their lives — into soldiers, experts with weapons and tactics, cool-headed in the presence of things like landmines and injuries in the battlefield.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
The terror group killed thousands, predominantly targeting men and elderly women, while abducting boys to forcibly conscript them as child soldiers.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscript
Noun
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Marion turned over the bulk of the roster with the addition of a high school recruit class and a haul from the transfer portal.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Dawkins and his staff set to work on rebuilding the team, bringing in 11 newcomers through the transfer portal along with a couple of high school recruits.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Arenas was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in 2001, and went on to also play for the Washington Wizards, Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzles during his 12-year career in the NBA.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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Sharpe, 57, was drafted by the Denver Broncos in 1990 and won two Super Bowls with the team.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
30 July 2025
Verb
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James and Templeton have enlisted a helping hand in the kitchen from chef Naz Hassan, a former head chef at Pidgin in Hackney.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
14 July 2025
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Titular strawberry picker Tita stands against the automation, enlisting a cleaning lady, construction worker and seamstress to fight back against the humanoids.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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“Conscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscript. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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