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
Qing Yuan had been conscripted to the morgue, too, just before Qi Chu, in 1950, after his father had been executed and his mother had died of grief.
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Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Some scholars have suggested that the boys were prized for their looks and conscripted into homoerotic pageants created by Christopher Marlowe.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
After the revolution, Panahi was conscripted into military service.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Lawmakers are public servants, not reluctant volunteers conscripted into duty.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Originally used to transport onions and other goods, the Medina was conscripted to assist America’s World War II efforts.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Produced from 1952 through 1984, the bygone-era T-28C Trojan shown here was on active duty in Vietnam, though it has now been conscripted as a trainer for fighter pilots, according to the National Naval Aviation Museum.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Some scholars have suggested that the boys were prized for their looks and conscripted into homoerotic pageants created by Christopher Marlowe.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
After the revolution, Panahi was conscripted into military service.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Lawmakers are public servants, not reluctant volunteers conscripted into duty.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Originally used to transport onions and other goods, the Medina was conscripted to assist America’s World War II efforts.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Produced from 1952 through 1984, the bygone-era T-28C Trojan shown here was on active duty in Vietnam, though it has now been conscripted as a trainer for fighter pilots, according to the National Naval Aviation Museum.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscripted
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The latter was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts in a deal that brought New York two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell, whom the colts drafted in the second round in 2024.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Dubar also backed up Ashton Jeanty for two years; Jeanty finished as the 2024 Heisman Trophy runner-up and was drafted 6th overall by the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2025 NFL Draft.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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Auburn's pipeline is filled with plenty of talent waiting to be recruited, and the school has a substantial amount of resources to compete in the modern transfer portal, as well.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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He was recruited to join the agency over the summer after meeting with FDA Commissioner Marty Makary.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Conscripted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscripted. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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