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
Many Iranians, including those sympathetic to Palestinian rights, resent being conscripted into conflicts that are not their own.
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Kamran Talattof, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Gottlieb also remembered watching his dad being taken away in a black bus, conscripted by the Russian military to fight the Germans near the end of the war.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
Her investigation considers the history of several doomed innocents, beginning with Lana Clarkson, a B-movie queen who was brutally murdered and subsequently conscripted to the annals of true crime.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
For the Chapter 02 womenswear and menswear ranges, the brand conscripted Dutch-Indonesian artist Miko Veldkamp.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
Immigration lawyers have raised concerns that those deported to Ukraine could be conscripted to fight in the war.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 18 Nov. 2025
Top of mind for Elphaba is freeing the Animals, who have been conscripted into terrible slavery, mostly because the Wizard keenly understands that to keep people together, a common enemy (real or imagined) is the true golden ticket.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Nov. 2025
Advertisement On any one of those issues alone, Mamdani’s campaign could have been in a free fall if not conscripted to a quick and public immolation.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
For the next nine months, Stuart proceeded to lead thousands of supporters, militiamen, and conscripted soldiers in a military campaign now known as the Jacobite rising of 1745.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
Kamran Talattof, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Gottlieb also remembered watching his dad being taken away in a black bus, conscripted by the Russian military to fight the Germans near the end of the war.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
Her investigation considers the history of several doomed innocents, beginning with Lana Clarkson, a B-movie queen who was brutally murdered and subsequently conscripted to the annals of true crime.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
For the Chapter 02 womenswear and menswear ranges, the brand conscripted Dutch-Indonesian artist Miko Veldkamp.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
Immigration lawyers have raised concerns that those deported to Ukraine could be conscripted to fight in the war.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 18 Nov. 2025
Top of mind for Elphaba is freeing the Animals, who have been conscripted into terrible slavery, mostly because the Wizard keenly understands that to keep people together, a common enemy (real or imagined) is the true golden ticket.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Nov. 2025
Advertisement On any one of those issues alone, Mamdani’s campaign could have been in a free fall if not conscripted to a quick and public immolation.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
For the next nine months, Stuart proceeded to lead thousands of supporters, militiamen, and conscripted soldiers in a military campaign now known as the Jacobite rising of 1745.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscripted
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The other two bills were still being drafted.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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The ordinance is set to be drafted and returned to supervisors for consideration within 30 days.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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Upon arrival, officers found the injured man and woman, and the officers applied a tourniquet and recruited help from emergency medical personnel, per the release from PPB.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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To help fill the gap, the research team relied on data from 27,670 adults in Sweden recruited to provide dietary data between 1991 and 1996.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Conscripted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscripted. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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