drafted

verb

past tense of draft
1
as in recruited
to pick especially for required military service my grandfather was drafted to fight in a war that he opposed

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2
as in prepared
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form draft a letter to the local newspaper giving your views on the problem

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3
as in drained
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely remember to draft the water from the pool so that we can close it up for the winter

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Recent Examples of drafted Two days later, the 76ers will play their home opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team that drafted James in 2003, in game that will be broadcast on ESPN. — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 In a 2017 interview with Horror Geek Life, Bannister reflected on serving in Vietnam after being drafted despite his opposition to the war. — Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Though the Vikings drafted McCarthy with the 10th overall pick just two years ago, a rookie season lost to injury and inconsistent play last year prompted them to seek other options at the QB spot. — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 What employees really need is permission expressed in the workflow—a norm that says show your prompts in the doc, credit the model in the brief or tag the slides the avatar drafted. — Nohar Zmora, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The head coach has been unavailable after a serious car accident, the franchise quarterback has been sharp, injuries have dominated headlines and rookies are showing why they were drafted. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Since being drafted by the Bucks with the 15th overall pick in 2013 as an 18-year-old out of Greece, the now-31-year-old Antetokounmpo has established himself as one of the NBA’s top players. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 Officials from his office did not consult with anyone at Google when the earlier proposal was drafted, Carpenter said. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026 Settle was drafted by Washington out of Virginia Tech in 2018. — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drafted
  1. recruited
  2. prepared
  3. drained
  4. conscripted
  5. composed
  6. pumped
  7. levied
  8. wrote
Verb
  • And who knows about Newcastle, who have lost three crucial players and only really brought in promising youngsters, all of whom will be managed by someone recruited from the Saudi Pro League.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Directed by Jon Favreau, the film premiered in theaters May 22 and follows bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his apprentice, Grogu, as they’re recruited by officer Colonel Ward (Sigourney Weaver) to aid the New Republic.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of recruited
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  • But the rock is under constant monitoring, evacuation plans are prepared and experts say the rock is more likely to break down gradually than in one huge chunk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Mornings start with coffee (prepared in the rental’s corner kitchenette) on the balcony before heading out and about the Old Town.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of prepared
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  • The company said the hot tub is completely drained, cleaned and refilled with fresh water in between sessions.
    — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In January, Di Cenzo had approximately two liters of fluid drained from her abdomen on three separate occasions.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of drained
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  • 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
Definition of conscripted
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  • The fountain sits just behind the Angelo Mariani Theater and is composed of over 300,000 golden polychrome mosaic tiles from Ravenna.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Expand the Legislative Ethics Commission — which oversees the IG and is composed entirely of General Assembly members — to include public representatives.
    — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of composed
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  • In 1996, the building was purchased and $9 million was pumped into it for renovations.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Then there’s Coravin, the wine preservation system that, in its original iteration, used a needle to puncture a bottle’s cork in a way that let wine out and pumped argon gas in to preserve what’s left.
    — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
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  • The next blow to Chicagoland racing came in the fall of 2014 after the state legislature passed a renewal of the impact fee levied against the area’s riverboat casinos for all of the tracks to use for purse money.
    — Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Judges are free to ignore sentencing guidelines, which are intended to reduce disparities in punishments levied for the same crimes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of levied
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  • The affidavit in the case says investigators found three checks Fernandez Saldana wrote to Tenon in October 2022, CNN previously reported, and phone records show the men had more than 60 phone contacts with each other.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Ahdoot wrote the film Public Disturbance for Lionsgate, in addition to the memoir Undercooked, and has developed for television at CBS, ABC, Fox, Hulu and Freeform.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrote

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