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Recent Examples of draftee
The Rangers chose to carry the Rule 5 draftee on their opening day roster because of a curveball-fastball combination that played well in camp.
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Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
These hats are expected to be the ones that new Rams draftees will put on when their names are called at the end of April.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Witherspoon, the Red Sox’s first-round draft pick last summer, is part of the club’s new Big Three of premium pitching prospects alongside fellow draftees Marcus Phillips and Anthony Eyanson.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
The Sky also can protect 2025 draftees Ajša Sivka and Aicha Coulibaly as the owners of both players’ draft rights.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The only other remaining first- and second-round draftees made by ex-general manager Chris Grier are Paul and right tackle Austin Jackson, a 2020 first-round selection.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
The usual group of folks embracing the challenge of a rebuild are minimum-salary journeymen looking for a fair opportunity, and draftees the team selects.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
The Hawks went on to lose in a 20-point beatdown to Xavier in the A-10 quarterfinals, as soon-to-be NBA draftees Delonte West and Jameer Nelson struggled to score, while Xavier put on a scoring clinic.
—Zach Powell, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
During that period in France, all draftees were required to serve in the Algerian War.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Mar. 2026
Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
These hats are expected to be the ones that new Rams draftees will put on when their names are called at the end of April.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Witherspoon, the Red Sox’s first-round draft pick last summer, is part of the club’s new Big Three of premium pitching prospects alongside fellow draftees Marcus Phillips and Anthony Eyanson.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
The Sky also can protect 2025 draftees Ajša Sivka and Aicha Coulibaly as the owners of both players’ draft rights.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The only other remaining first- and second-round draftees made by ex-general manager Chris Grier are Paul and right tackle Austin Jackson, a 2020 first-round selection.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
The usual group of folks embracing the challenge of a rebuild are minimum-salary journeymen looking for a fair opportunity, and draftees the team selects.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
The Hawks went on to lose in a 20-point beatdown to Xavier in the A-10 quarterfinals, as soon-to-be NBA draftees Delonte West and Jameer Nelson struggled to score, while Xavier put on a scoring clinic.
—Zach Powell, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
During that period in France, all draftees were required to serve in the Algerian War.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for draftee
Noun
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Joining doesn’t come without complications for a country that effectively cannot order its conscripts to fight overseas.—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
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Anthropocene framing conscripts the work into contemporary climate discourse, rendering its specific engagement with Kazakh nomadic destruction merely illustrative of broader ecological crisis.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The agency waived age limits for new recruits, relaxed its vetting process, and decreased the training period for incoming officers.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Large protests create massive audiences and national media attention, allowing smaller ideological movements to spread their messaging, recruit activists and build momentum for campaigns that extend well beyond a single day of demonstrations.—
Asra Q. Nomani,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Draftee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draftee. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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