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
Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
While North Korean special forces would likely be prioritized for better food and clothes, according to Chun, regular conscripts have struggled in the past.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 17 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 conscripts were taken over the Naf River to a military camp in Myanmar.
—Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
While North Korean special forces would likely be prioritized for better food and clothes, according to Chun, regular conscripts have struggled in the past.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 17 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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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
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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
Verb
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The Red Sox drafted him in the first round (No. 12).—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Here Meanwhile, a new regional piece of legislation is being drafted — and is up for approval this week — that would remove norms that currently prevent Rome movie theaters from being converted into any other type of business besides being a cultural space.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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According to the New York Times, in a curious move, the latter house reportedly enlisted mega-gallery Pace to charm Louise Riggio, although Sotheby’s and Pace have so far declined to comment.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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McCallister, now unemployed, is nervously watching a legal challenge to the executive order by a group of transgender active-duty service members and two others hoping to enlist.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Conscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscript. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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