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
Lawmakers are public servants, not reluctant volunteers conscripted into duty.
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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
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
Verb
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Watson and Doubs were both drafted in 2022.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Which is true, but Mahomes was still the product of evaluation and development — a three-star high school athlete who was not even the first QB drafted that year.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Poquianchis recruited young girls from nearby towns and farms, deceiving families with false promises of work or abducting girls when alone.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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His commitment to staying clean has always impressed Jimmy Fallon, who once headlined his own Clean Cut Comedy Tour before taking over The Tonight Show, and recruited Bargatze to join him.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Conscripted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscripted. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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