as in conscripts
a person forced or required to enroll in military service
a new crop of inductees produced by the draft
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Recent Examples of inductees
Mark McGwire and José Canseco were among the Athletics’ Hall of Fame inductees who were hanging out in the team’s clubhouse before Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds.
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The duo was in the first class of inductees into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and frequently performed in the area until the pandemic hit in 2020.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Arison has had some interaction with the other inductees this year.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
This year’s inductees include Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden and The White Stripes.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Notable inductees have included author Maya Angelou, President Bill Clinton (honoree), football player Willie Davis and the Little Rock Nine.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2025
The Women in Manufacturing Association announced that Virginia Ashlock Harn, manufacturing principal at accounting firm CliftonLarsonAllen in Minnesota, is among 12 2025 inductees nationwide.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Also admirable are other craft elements, notably the camera movement in two interior rotundas to capture the characters spiraling; the lighting of somber dough making scenes; and the use of songs of faith towards solemn worldbuilding, like when the Sisters cut the hair of lachrymose inductees.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
This year’s inductees include Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Bunbury; Colombian musician, songwriter and producer Andrés Castro; prolific Cuban songwriter Jorge Luis Piloto; Argentine pianist, composer, and conductor Lalo Schifrin (posthumous); and Mexican songwriter Mónica Vélez.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The duo was in the first class of inductees into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and frequently performed in the area until the pandemic hit in 2020.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Arison has had some interaction with the other inductees this year.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
This year’s inductees include Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden and The White Stripes.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Notable inductees have included author Maya Angelou, President Bill Clinton (honoree), football player Willie Davis and the Little Rock Nine.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2025
The Women in Manufacturing Association announced that Virginia Ashlock Harn, manufacturing principal at accounting firm CliftonLarsonAllen in Minnesota, is among 12 2025 inductees nationwide.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Also admirable are other craft elements, notably the camera movement in two interior rotundas to capture the characters spiraling; the lighting of somber dough making scenes; and the use of songs of faith towards solemn worldbuilding, like when the Sisters cut the hair of lachrymose inductees.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
This year’s inductees include Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Bunbury; Colombian musician, songwriter and producer Andrés Castro; prolific Cuban songwriter Jorge Luis Piloto; Argentine pianist, composer, and conductor Lalo Schifrin (posthumous); and Mexican songwriter Mónica Vélez.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inductees
Noun
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For more than three years, Ukrainian soldiers, conscripts and ordinary civilians have given their lives to defend their country’s borders, and Vasyanovych is speaking to Variety just days before the latest onslaught of Russian missiles on Kyiv.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The spectacle of the Long Walk is even sadder as a stand-in for capitalist expectations, its conscripts literally marching themselves to death as sacrifices to fading American exceptionalism.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In January, dozens of Ultra-Orthodox recruits joined the military’s new Hasmonean Brigade.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Training scenarios include domestic violence, shootings and medical emergencies, pushing recruits to manage chaos in real time while juggling multiple screens, radios and conversations.—
Jason Truppi,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Inductees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductees. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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