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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City firefighters went on strike for the first and only time as the department’s first female recruit — Lauren Howard — began her career.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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On his first day in office, Trump issued an executive order declaring the federal government would recognize only two sexes, male and female; more recently, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved to suspend medical treatment for transgender troops and restrict transgender recruits from enlisting.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Rodgers could fill in for those teams as a bridge QB for a season and allow the team to draft their long-term signal-caller in the 2026 draft.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Some mock drafts predict that Dart will be selected in the second round by the Tennessee Titans, where he would be paired with third-year quarterback Will Levis, whom the team drafted just two years ago.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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Tommy enlisted in August 2020, went through the Army Airborne School and then the qualification course for special forces.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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But Pitino enlisted his full court pressure, taking advantage of the size and athleticism across the St. John’s roster, which came into the game with KenPom’s fourth-most efficient defense.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Conscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscript. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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