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
Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, Outkast, Soundgarden and The White Stripes made up the performer category of inductees for the night, while Salt-N-Pepa and Warren Zevon were honored with the musical influence award.
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2025
This year’s other Rock Hall inductees are the White Stripes, OutKast, Soundgarden, Bad Company, Chubby Checker, and Joe Cocker, with Warren Zevon and Salt-N-Pepa receiving the Musical Influence Award.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2025
As the crowd roared, fellow inductees Salt-N-Pepa rushed the stage to join the joyful anthem.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
This year’s class of inductees included Outkast, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, Bad Company and Chubby Checker, while the Musical Influence Prize was awarded to Salt‑N‑Pepa and Warren Zevon.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2025
The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees also included OutKast, Bad Company, Cyndi Lauper, The White Stripes, Chubby Checker, and Joe Cocker.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2025
Latorra Garland is being inducted into Fresenius Kabi’s National Blood Donation Hall of Fame, one of just 13 inductees nationwide.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Old Dominion, Charley Pride, and Liz Rose are the latest inductees into the Music City Walk of Fame.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
For almost three hours, at the invitation-only ceremony, the three inductees were celebrated with words, song and ovations in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s intimate CMA Theater.
—Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2025
This year’s other Rock Hall inductees are the White Stripes, OutKast, Soundgarden, Bad Company, Chubby Checker, and Joe Cocker, with Warren Zevon and Salt-N-Pepa receiving the Musical Influence Award.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2025
As the crowd roared, fellow inductees Salt-N-Pepa rushed the stage to join the joyful anthem.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
This year’s class of inductees included Outkast, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, Bad Company and Chubby Checker, while the Musical Influence Prize was awarded to Salt‑N‑Pepa and Warren Zevon.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2025
The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees also included OutKast, Bad Company, Cyndi Lauper, The White Stripes, Chubby Checker, and Joe Cocker.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2025
Latorra Garland is being inducted into Fresenius Kabi’s National Blood Donation Hall of Fame, one of just 13 inductees nationwide.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Old Dominion, Charley Pride, and Liz Rose are the latest inductees into the Music City Walk of Fame.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
For almost three hours, at the invitation-only ceremony, the three inductees were celebrated with words, song and ovations in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s intimate CMA Theater.
—Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inductees
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The 1986 film also included accounts by former conscripts who had been forced to participate in the Russian occupation of Afghanistan, making clear the hopelessness and brutality of the war, starkly contrasting with the Kremlin’s version of a war of progress and purpose.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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But such streaks of humor and tenderness inevitably give way to the next atrocity, as Hothead conscripts Chicken into her mission to dispatch men.—
Jo Livingstone,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Department of Transportation, under multiple administrations, has attempted to address the shortage but has struggled to attract sufficient numbers of recruits to the air traffic control organization.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Nov. 2025
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Courteney’s first order of business is picking up other recruits, none of whom are much more fleshed out than Madonna.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Inductees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductees. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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