1
as in recruited
to pick especially for required military service
my grandfather was drafted to fight in a war that he opposed
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as in prepared
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
draft a letter to the local newspaper giving your views on the problem
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as in drained
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
remember to draft the water from the pool so that we can close it up for the winter
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Recent Examples of drafted
The only @WoffordBaseball player to ever be drafted by the Yankees.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Springer was a center fielder at the time he was drafted.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The 0-2 Chiefs — that hasn’t happened since 2014, Andy Reid’s second year with the organization and three years before Kansas City drafted Patrick Mahomes.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Which is true, but Mahomes was still the product of evaluation and development — a three-star high school athlete who was not even the first QB drafted that year.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabers in the 2007 National Hockey League Entry Draft and played in 149 NHL games and 364 American Hockey League games.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
But a new bill, drafted by the metal shredding industry and facing an imminent vote in the California Assembly, would gut oversight of these dangerous facilities and lead to more toxic pollution in West Oakland and across California.
—Brian Beveridge, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Strange, who was signed to the active roster, now has the opportunity to beat out Kion Smith for the chance to start in Sunday’s Week 2 divisional showdown against the New England Patriots, the very team that drafted him in the first round in 2022.
—Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Springer was a center fielder at the time he was drafted.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The 0-2 Chiefs — that hasn’t happened since 2014, Andy Reid’s second year with the organization and three years before Kansas City drafted Patrick Mahomes.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Which is true, but Mahomes was still the product of evaluation and development — a three-star high school athlete who was not even the first QB drafted that year.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabers in the 2007 National Hockey League Entry Draft and played in 149 NHL games and 364 American Hockey League games.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
But a new bill, drafted by the metal shredding industry and facing an imminent vote in the California Assembly, would gut oversight of these dangerous facilities and lead to more toxic pollution in West Oakland and across California.
—Brian Beveridge, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Strange, who was signed to the active roster, now has the opportunity to beat out Kion Smith for the chance to start in Sunday’s Week 2 divisional showdown against the New England Patriots, the very team that drafted him in the first round in 2022.
—Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drafted
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The organizers recruited people for the tasks via the Telegram messaging app and paid them in cryptocurrency, the statement said.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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The case, part of an ongoing lawfare effort in which local governments have been recruited to serve as plaintiffs, sought to hold the companies liable for damages the island suffered as a result of Hurricane Maria, which struck Puerto Rico in 2017.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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They’re being prepared for agility as much as ability.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Picnic organizers prepared food for as many as 2,000 people, so there were plenty of leftovers from local restaurant Speedy Burrito.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
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Whatever drama Wednesday’s game might have held was mostly drained away by the end of the second inning.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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Once drained, cut into 1-inch cubes.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Almost every song is a lumbering beast so thoroughly composed of bits and pieces from the very best of the entire British popular music tradition as to make each feel inevitable, and the intensity doesn’t let up much until the final track.—
Jesse Adams,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Historians say Churchhill composed many of them while propped up in bed or pacing the estate's garden.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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So what gets Aaliyah pumped for a runway?—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
15 Sep. 2025
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Or you might be pumped about how to handle your money.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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Lawmakers are public servants, not reluctant volunteers conscripted into duty.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Originally used to transport onions and other goods, the Medina was conscripted to assist America’s World War II efforts.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Michael Strassner, who co-wrote the film with Duplass, stars as Cliff, a physically maladroit, mildly depressive but sweet-natured man whose thick beard and portly bearing suggest Lord of the Rings-era Peter Jackson.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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For instance, there were talks early on with The Office creator Greg Daniels, who co-wrote The Paper with Michael Koman, about the possibility of the streaming series getting a broadcast run on NBC.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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This new trailer gives a sense of the franchise's history, opening with footage of the young Kevin Flynn playing the 1982 version of TRON at his arcade before being sucked into the game world's grid.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Think about the inflationary era of 2022 — prices were high and rising faster than most Americans had ever experienced, which, to borrow a technical term, sucked.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Drafted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drafted. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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