conscripted

past tense of conscript
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 Stephen Schwartz, another alumnus of Carnegie Mellon, was conscripted to write a new set of songs. — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026 The rare, firsthand accounts show the perils faced by tens of thousands of children believed to have been conscripted into the war by all sides. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 After Taylor left the band in 1974, the Stones conscripted Ron Wood, formerly of the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026 The Sudanese conflict has conscripted the neighboring countries who are selfishly courting either faction for resources or political standing, as well as greedy, exploitative foreign powers who repeatedly leverage religious and cultural tensions in the region, into the fight for profit. — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026 And a reverse centaur is someone who is conscripted to help the machine. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026 Little John, who Robin must have conscripted as a child soldier back in the day (a team-up that Robin eventually paints in a very different light), asks his old pal to kill the people who abducted his wife. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 June 2026 Burkina Faso’s military junta later said he had been conscripted into military service. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscripted
Verb
  • According to Artforum, its editors had not commissioned or drafted the letter, which also appeared in e-flux.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • While Mitchell has been a part of offseason players-only retreats before as a member of the Toronto Raptors, this marked the first time Adebayo has been a part of a team to host a players-only offseason camp since he was drafted by the Heat in 2017.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • According to the plea agreement, Saavedra recruited around 20 to 25 Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, as well as at least one former sheriff’s deputy and a sibling of a sheriff’s deputy, to work the shifts.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Most of the workers involved were from India, where they were recruited.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Conscripted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscripted. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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