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
McGwire was among 21 inductees in the college baseball hall’s class of 2025, which includes such former major-league stars as pitchers David Price (Vanderbilt) and Stephen Strasburg (San Diego State) and shortstop Hubie Brooks (Arizona State), as well as agent Scott Boras (Pacific).
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
That’s how many career wins the first five inductees — Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Cy Young, Grover Cleveland Alexander and Old Hoss Radbourn — averaged.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
By coincidence, one of this year’s SHOF inductees, Taylor Swift, also had a headline-making experience regaining control of her music (not the publishing rights, in her case, but the masters).
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Hall of Fame’s Class of ‘26 inductees were obvious first-ballot picks Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald along with Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri and, after a long wait, Roger Craig.
—Greg Cote
february 8, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
The Class of 2026 to be inducted in March includes two of its youngest inductees ever – Leslie Hunt and Courtney Reed.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The five inductees are Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri, Drew Brees, Roger Craig and Fitzgerald.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
That system operates separately from how modern-era inductees are chosen.
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
The inductees will be announced Thursday night at the NFL Honors ceremony in San Francisco.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
That’s how many career wins the first five inductees — Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Cy Young, Grover Cleveland Alexander and Old Hoss Radbourn — averaged.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
By coincidence, one of this year’s SHOF inductees, Taylor Swift, also had a headline-making experience regaining control of her music (not the publishing rights, in her case, but the masters).
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Hall of Fame’s Class of ‘26 inductees were obvious first-ballot picks Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald along with Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri and, after a long wait, Roger Craig.
—Greg Cote
february 8, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
The Class of 2026 to be inducted in March includes two of its youngest inductees ever – Leslie Hunt and Courtney Reed.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The five inductees are Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri, Drew Brees, Roger Craig and Fitzgerald.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
That system operates separately from how modern-era inductees are chosen.
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
The inductees will be announced Thursday night at the NFL Honors ceremony in San Francisco.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inductees
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In fact, in many cases, Russian forces appear to be using conscripts as live test subjects for experimental systems such as this new suit.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Rehabs throughout South Africa are full of white ex-conscripts.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Five transfers, seven high school recruits — and 24 guys coming back for another go-round.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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The team has an area-high five players who rank among the top recruits in Dallas-Fort Worth for the Class of 2027.—
Myah Taylor,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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