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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
Read below for a quick overview of the year’s inductees.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Phil Collins, who just turned 75 and is fighting health ailments, received good news this week, along with Iron Maiden and Luther Vandross, as being among the 2026 inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The inductees in the performer category for this year, in addition to the Wu-Tang Clan, will include Collins, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade and the late Vandross.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Some of the other inductees remain active as performers, including Idol, Iron Maiden and Wu-Tang Clan (even if there are sometimes issues over how many members of the hip-hop collective show up for a tour).
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
The eight inductees triumphed from the pool of 17 hopefuls trying to earn a spot, with one of them, Collins, now joining the exclusive Rock Hall Two-Timers Club due to his previous induction for Genesis.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
The remaining inductees had all been previously nominated.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Other members of this year's class of inductees include Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Luther Vandross, Oasis, Phil Collins, Queen Latifah and Sade.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The Songwriters Hall of Fame will welcome its 2026 inductees on June 11 in New York, led by Taylor Swift, who becomes the youngest female inductee in the organization’s history.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Phil Collins, who just turned 75 and is fighting health ailments, received good news this week, along with Iron Maiden and Luther Vandross, as being among the 2026 inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The inductees in the performer category for this year, in addition to the Wu-Tang Clan, will include Collins, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade and the late Vandross.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Some of the other inductees remain active as performers, including Idol, Iron Maiden and Wu-Tang Clan (even if there are sometimes issues over how many members of the hip-hop collective show up for a tour).
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
The eight inductees triumphed from the pool of 17 hopefuls trying to earn a spot, with one of them, Collins, now joining the exclusive Rock Hall Two-Timers Club due to his previous induction for Genesis.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
The remaining inductees had all been previously nominated.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Other members of this year's class of inductees include Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Luther Vandross, Oasis, Phil Collins, Queen Latifah and Sade.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The Songwriters Hall of Fame will welcome its 2026 inductees on June 11 in New York, led by Taylor Swift, who becomes the youngest female inductee in the organization’s history.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inductees
Noun
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Joining doesn’t come without complications for a country that effectively cannot order its conscripts to fight overseas.—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
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Anthropocene framing conscripts the work into contemporary climate discourse, rendering its specific engagement with Kazakh nomadic destruction merely illustrative of broader ecological crisis.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The conversations typically flow smoothly, with Ibukun-Okeyode giving insight to recruits about TCU’s scheme and life in Fort Worth.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2026
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Lyons also faced questions about the training new ICE recruits have received and the conditions under which deportees are detained.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Inductees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductees. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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