as in recruit
a person forced or required to enroll in military service
as the war continued, the body of enlisted soldiers was supplemented by an increasing number of conscripts
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Recent Examples of conscript
Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
The conscripts were taken over the Naf River to a military camp in Myanmar.
—Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
You’ve been conscripted unwillingly into your brother’s narrative.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The deployment of conscripts is a thorny issue in Russia.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
The conscripts were taken over the Naf River to a military camp in Myanmar.
—Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Verb
Moscow's most-recent conscription campaigns had record numbers of soldiers drafted: 133,000 individuals were conscripted in the fall; and 150,000 in the spring, as reported by the Kyiv Independent.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
You’ve been conscripted unwillingly into your brother’s narrative.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscript
Noun
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Trump was ultimately forced to revise that proposal, banning new transgender recruits but allowing existing trans troops to stay in the military.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Etheridge helped recruit numerous blue-chip recruits at his last Power 4 job — which was at his alma mater, Auburn.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps the Dolphins draft someone in the first three rounds.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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Marshall considered what Fox has meant to the organization since being drafted to the Kings in 2017.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As the government scrambles, President Evelyn Mitchell (Angela Bassett) enlists former President George Mullen (Robert De Niro) to lead a crisis response team dubbed the Zero Day Commission.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Ted enlists the help of his former partner, Kevin, and asks him to dig up any dirt the other side could use against Lester in court.—
Ayan Artan,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Conscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscript. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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