conscriptions

Definition of conscriptionsnext
plural of conscription
as in recruitments
the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces At the outbreak of war, young people knew they would soon face conscription into the army. a campaign to end conscription

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Noun
  • Bailey was honored with a pair of inductions during his coaching career, reaching the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame in his native Missouri and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Trump, who has voiced contempt for both Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, has not yet commented on the inductions.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Humans should take the lead, at the beginning of a project, sketching out the rough drafts, and orienting the thing, before calling in AI to refine, or add, or analyze.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Rautiainen, who had been passed on in the previous two drafts, was gaining more attention after his strong play in the 2025 world juniors.
    Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • That disaster inspired a new state law requiring more inspections and registrations of aboveground storage tanks.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 May 2026
  • Business registrations will soon cost $363 for new certificates in Poway compared to $115 previously and increase to $309 for non-Poway new certificates.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools assignments can shift, and a house on one street may feed into a different school than the one next door.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
  • Over time, those uncomfortable assignments became the very experiences that carried me into executive leadership.
    Christine Lentz, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • The Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District recently voted to close Dove and Bransford elementary schools due to a decline in enrollments, and will be consolidating schools in the upcoming school year.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2026
  • Huge enrollments in those otherwise nearly empty classes would ensue.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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  • The Shift app terms of service document also seeks to absolve the platform of responsibility for any property damage, theft, or personal injury that may ensue from the cleaning appointments.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
  • Fear of family separation led immigrants like Yolanda to stop going to work, taking their children to school, and even attending medical appointments or buying food.
    Yuliana Montiel, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
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“Conscriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscriptions. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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