INDUCTEES Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

inductees

noun

plural of inductee

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 The four inductees will have bronze plaques unveiled at the SAP Center concourse and be honored at a ceremony in November, with the exact date not yet announced. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026 His fellow inductees include Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade, Luther Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 His dream is to be like his fellow Surfing Walk of Fame inductees, having decades of surfing ahead of him. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 July 2026 This year’s Hall of Fame inductees Center fielders Beltrán and Jones joined this 2026 class through the Baseball Writers’ Association of America vote. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 July 2026 The new inductees join more than 150 individuals who have been enshrined since its launch in 1984. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 June 2026 Details bios of this year’s Television Academy Hall of Fame inductees, provided by the organization, follow. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026 The Spring Fling honored six Hall-of-Fame inductees and community leaders whose work has helped shape Chicago's Black LGBTQ+ community. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Other inductees in the 2026 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame class include Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Doris Burke, Kim Muhl, Amaya Valdemoro, Isabelle Fijalkowski and Barbara Kennedy-Dixon. — Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 27 June 2026

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The country announced that new conscripts from the Schleswig Infantry will deploy to Greenland for an exercise this month.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026
But now that this system is reaching its limits, the regime is preparing to switch back to conscription—this time relying on electronic draft notices that are quieter and can be sent out year-round to thousands of potential conscripts.

— Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026

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No, the concerts are returning because the revenue from a single full-stadium event can fund a handful of four-star recruits.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
As The Athletic reported earlier this summer, the going rate for a high-major starter is typically in the seven figures, even for recruits coming straight from high school.

— Brendan Marks, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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