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 Prior honorees presenting incoming inductees include The Honorable Fiona Ma, William Wang and Soo Man LEE. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 Def Leppard’s journey from Sheffield, England schoolmates to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will be the focus of an upcoming documentary. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Alongside Strait, this year’s Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees include Taylor Swift (the youngest-ever inductee), Lyle Lovett, Bruce Channel, Shawn Camp and Lee Thomas Miller. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026 The inductees transcend generations, occupations, and sensibilities. — Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026 Next month Tottenham will relaunch their ‘Hall of Fame’ by the players’ tunnel in the new stadium, with new inductees in addition to the current 45. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Nominations are open for inductees into the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism's 2026 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame. — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026 Swift will be joining previous inductees like Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, Keith Urban, Garth Brooks, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash. — Andrea Dresdale, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Last year’s inductees were Emmylou Harris, Brad Paisley, Jim Lauderdale, JJ Cale, Steve Bogard, Don Cook and Tony Martin. — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026

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At the same time, Sobyanin, who is widely seen as a pragmatist, has rebuffed calls by Russian hawks for a broad mobilization of conscripts and putting the entire economy on a war footing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Peyr’s book was inspired by the real case of the disappeared of Mourmelon, in which a number of young men, most of them military conscripts, went missing over several years in the 1980s.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

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Around 72% of managers plan to boost pay for recruits with relevant AI skills, and 42% say that knowledge commands a greater surcharge than other technical skills.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Wilkerson was one of the dozens of recruits to take in the Horned Frogs’ top-10 showdown with the Cougars.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

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