conscriptions

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
  • For the first time, the Hall of Fame inductions will be split between an afternoon panel open to all NYCC badge holders and the invite-only Harvey Awards ceremony in the evening.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In the last 16 inductions classes, there have been 12 defensive ends elected.
    — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Better drafts, uneven learning Autor and six co-authors published the study as a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, which has not been peer-reviewed.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Writing her a letter might be helpful but write a few drafts first.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Hybrids accounted for the larger increase, adding 62,655 registrations versus 32,565 for battery-electric vehicles.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Matthew McConaughey was one of the first major celebrities to use trademark registrations to secure rights to voice clips and motion elements.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The White House has continued to restrict CNN from certain assignments, including flying on Air Force One on presidential trip.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Those assignments do not necessarily represent lawsuits filed in court.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
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  • Brokers and policy analysts note that some of the factors used to question enrollments — such as a plan's having no claims filed in a year — are not that unusual.
    — Julie Appleby, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026
  • College enrollments are down and tuition revenue has dropped, plunging many universities into the red, despite increasing their prices.
    — Reynald Fasciaux, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Side effects may also occur and should be addressed through follow-up appointments.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • As a kid, Havi Nguyen sometimes missed school to translate at doctor’s appointments, and was managing Medicaid paperwork for herself and her sisters, on behalf of their parents who’d immigrated from Vietnam.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Conscriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscriptions. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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