as in drafted
to pick especially for required military service
was conscripted into the army shortly after turning 18
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Recent Examples of conscripted
Burkina Faso’s military junta later said he had been conscripted into military service.
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ABC News, 6 May 2026
Maybe drafted is more like it, as when he was conscripted to have a blue clay face mask applied.
—Tracy Smith, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Jamie gets conscripted into the Continental Army and sent to Fort Ticonderoga.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Very few Iowans were conscripted, since the state maintained robust ranks of volunteers throughout the war.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
As part of the Catholic peace movement, some of them were experienced in breaking into draft boards and stealing Selective Service records of poor men in an attempt to prevent them from being conscripted.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
One kind and patient spectator conscripted to play the school counselor had to remove her shoe to improvise a sock puppet, one of the tools of her empathetic practice.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Interestingly, its nearly cube-like design—broken only by the addition of a hood—was a statement of stature that soon made the G-Wagen a status symbol conscripted far more for shopping sorties through Beverly Hills than anything tapping into its all-terrain acumen.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
But on this afternoon in late February, attendees have trudged through the gray Manhattan slush to see—and, perhaps, be conscripted by—the boy who lived.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 6 May 2026
Maybe drafted is more like it, as when he was conscripted to have a blue clay face mask applied.
—Tracy Smith, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Jamie gets conscripted into the Continental Army and sent to Fort Ticonderoga.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Very few Iowans were conscripted, since the state maintained robust ranks of volunteers throughout the war.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
As part of the Catholic peace movement, some of them were experienced in breaking into draft boards and stealing Selective Service records of poor men in an attempt to prevent them from being conscripted.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
One kind and patient spectator conscripted to play the school counselor had to remove her shoe to improvise a sock puppet, one of the tools of her empathetic practice.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Interestingly, its nearly cube-like design—broken only by the addition of a hood—was a statement of stature that soon made the G-Wagen a status symbol conscripted far more for shopping sorties through Beverly Hills than anything tapping into its all-terrain acumen.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
But on this afternoon in late February, attendees have trudged through the gray Manhattan slush to see—and, perhaps, be conscripted by—the boy who lived.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscripted
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Las Vegas also drafted Trey Zuhn III, who can play all five positions up front, in the third-round.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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The Marlins have five days to trade or release Paddack, who was drafted by the team in the eighth round in 2015.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 May 2026
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Schumer had initially recruited Mills to run.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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While being recruited to Arkansas ahead of the 2025 season, Neal said part of the sales pitch was the opportunity to learn the same techniques being taught by the Seahawks.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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“Conscripted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscripted. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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