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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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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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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
Wednesday’s trades will allow the Sky to return their four under-contract players — Cardoso, Reese, Van Lith and Westbeld — in addition to Sivka, who was drafted in 2025 and is expected to sign a contract this summer.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
The Panthers, after all, drafted Xavier Legette in the first round of 2024 and then Tetairoa McMillan in the first round of 2025.
—Alex Zietlow
april 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
Nacua has been one of the most productive receivers in NFL history over his first three seasons with the Rams, who drafted him in the fifth round out of BYU in 2023.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Yesterday, the Chinese and Pakistani foreign ministers met in Beijing and drafted a five-point proposal that included a call to cease hostilities between Tehran and Washington and offered security agreements for shipping through the strait.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
Cox was later at Trout's side when he was drafted and has supported him throughout his professional baseball career as a Los Angeles Angels centerfielder and 11-time MLB All-Star.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
That will depend on how states across the nation have drafted their laws regulating the practice, legal experts say.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Pratt was drafted by the Brewers in the sixth round of the 2023 MLB Draft and has been steadily working his way up through the team's farm system.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The Chiefs drafted Kelce in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
The Panthers, after all, drafted Xavier Legette in the first round of 2024 and then Tetairoa McMillan in the first round of 2025.
—Alex Zietlow
april 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
Nacua has been one of the most productive receivers in NFL history over his first three seasons with the Rams, who drafted him in the fifth round out of BYU in 2023.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Yesterday, the Chinese and Pakistani foreign ministers met in Beijing and drafted a five-point proposal that included a call to cease hostilities between Tehran and Washington and offered security agreements for shipping through the strait.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
Cox was later at Trout's side when he was drafted and has supported him throughout his professional baseball career as a Los Angeles Angels centerfielder and 11-time MLB All-Star.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
That will depend on how states across the nation have drafted their laws regulating the practice, legal experts say.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Pratt was drafted by the Brewers in the sixth round of the 2023 MLB Draft and has been steadily working his way up through the team's farm system.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The Chiefs drafted Kelce in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drafted
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Dintaman and Nolan then recruited Johnson to pose as the victim in person at the state's Department of Treasury's Unclaimed Property Office to get a second copy of the check.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Hamm talked about playing football in high school and being recruited by three colleges.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Billing records show he was involved with the case soon after, as the firm prepared to bring it to the Supreme Court a second time.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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Teams conducted testing, prepared the site, and then deployed the system inside the facility.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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Like the battery on her phone and computer, she was drained.—
Natalia Favre,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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At one point there’s a throwaway bit involving a roller coaster that dives into a pit of lava, eventually emerging with all its passengers transformed into happy skeletons; maybe we are supposed to be those happy skeletons, drained of life and loving it.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2026
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Woods appears composed, from the moment he is confronted by sheriff’s deputies and throughout the entire interaction.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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The images are vivid and carefully composed.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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During this season, Perry pumped his fist after setting a back screen that set Clark free for a layup.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Diesel, which powers the island’s generators, is pumped into large storage tanks.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Jamie gets conscripted into the Continental Army and sent to Fort Ticonderoga.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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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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As The Athletic’s Ian O’Connor wrote, Mullins’ 35-foot dagger was a singular feat of March Madness.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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With this in mind, a reader wrote to What’s Your KCQ?—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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But that he – along with fellow Pittsburgher Wiz Khalifa and country star Kane Brown – has been tapped to perform during the 2026 NFL Draft in his hometown has the gregarious rocker vibrating with glee.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Lipa has been tapped to steer one of London’s largest literary festivals.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Drafted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drafted. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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