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
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The Israeli military has a relatively small active-duty force, comprised mostly of conscripts.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Tech firms have long demonstrated a willingness to do what is best for them, not the greater good—and now the AI boom has offered a way to conscript the American project to advance their techno-utopian visions, not the other way around.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The spectacle of the Long Walk is even sadder as a stand-in for capitalist expectations, its conscripts literally marching themselves to death as sacrifices to fading American exceptionalism.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The Israeli military has a relatively small active-duty force, comprised mostly of conscripts.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Lawmakers are public servants, not reluctant volunteers conscripted into duty.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Tech firms have long demonstrated a willingness to do what is best for them, not the greater good—and now the AI boom has offered a way to conscript the American project to advance their techno-utopian visions, not the other way around.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
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Noun
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No one, including the doctors, knew what recovery would look like for Katy, the high school senior who had been captain of her Lourdes soccer team and a likely Division 1 recruit.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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The boos were long gone when Napier stood in the tunnel three-quarters of an hour later to finish up a chat with a recruit.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Herro is preparing for his seventh NBA season after being drafted by the Heat with the 13th overall pick in 2019.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Norman-Lott and Gillotte are connected in the fact that the Chiefs drafted them four picks apart in the second and third rounds, respectively.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Those guys are important Poles draftees.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Padres bring their top draftees to Petco Park at some point each year.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Christophers sees the estranged relatives (Gunning, Corden) of a famous artist (McKellen) enlist the help of a struggling artist (Coel) to steal and complete the artist’s unfinished works.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Several sites enlist adults with child care experience — and parenting counts — to pick up and drop kids at school and after-school activities.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Conscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscript. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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