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 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 Jamie gets conscripted into the Continental Army and sent to Fort Ticonderoga. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026 Very few Iowans were conscripted, since the state maintained robust ranks of volunteers throughout the war. Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
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  • If the draft was still 40 or 50 or more rounds, there would certainly be more locals drafted.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • Herro spent seven seasons with the Miami Heat, where he was drafted in 2019 as the 13th overall pick.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 July 2026
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  • He was recruited at great cost to win this World Cup, and because of his tactical nous in knockout football.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • The trippy, mind-bending sci-fi thriller stars Matthew McConaughey as a former NASA pilot recruited for a mission to find a potential new world for mankind when Earth becomes unlivable.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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“Conscripted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscripted. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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