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
After the revolution, Panahi was conscripted into military service.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
At age seventeen, he was conscripted to dig trenches for Hitler’s army.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 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
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
At age seventeen, he was conscripted to dig trenches for Hitler’s army.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 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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Lillard’s openness and willingness to help out a teenager, who Portland drafted out of high school in 2018 (24th overall), gave Simons an unusual opportunity to learn from one of the NBA’s best guards.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Tron was a $15 movie in the MFL, so the 896 of you who drafted it are really hoping the film will demonstrate surprise staying power next weekend.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Chelsea recruited heavily over the summer, which should ease the burden on Palmer.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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Her Filipino parents emigrated from big-city Manila to this tiny farming community of 2,000 people in the 1970s, when her father, a surgeon, was recruited to work there.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Conscripted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscripted. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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