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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draftee
Noun
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Alex Chang, a recent conscript in his mid-20s who spoke to CNN, observed that training has intensified since the extension of mandatory military service.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025 -
Patel was an early conscript for the Bharat Army, effectively India’s equivalent to the ‘Barmy Army’ group of supporters who have followed England all over the world in their thousands for the past three decades.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
Noun
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One of the top defensive line recruits out of high school three years ago, Woods almost immediately lived up to the hype as a Freshman All-American at Clemson.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Stone, a former five-star recruit who played for the Terps in 2015-16 and became the Big Ten’s Newcomer of the Year in his lone college season, was picked in the second round of the 2016 NBA draft.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
19 July 2025
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