press-gang
noun
: a detachment of men under command of an officer empowered to force men into military or naval service
press-gang
transitive verb
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Only Baby Boi is Sunny, newly press-ganged as a combatant.
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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 17 July 2024
Some are just folks off the street who get kidnapped or press-ganged into service in the navy.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023
When Captain Kidd dispatched a press-gang to find new recruits for the Wager, six members of the gang itself deserted.
—David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 17 July 2024
Some are just folks off the street who get kidnapped or press-ganged into service in the navy.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023
When Captain Kidd dispatched a press-gang to find new recruits for the Wager, six members of the gang itself deserted.
—David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
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“Press-gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press-gang. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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