as in conscript
a person forced or required to enroll in military service a new crop of inductees produced by the draft

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Recent Examples of inductee Gordon gave a speech and received a signature blue Royals Hall of Fame jacket from fellow inductee Bo Jackson. Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025 If France had a whiskey hall of fame, this would be the first inductee. Emily Price, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 Between the games, which were sponsored by PGF, the Orange County softball Hall of Fame honored 11 inductees. Dan Albano, Oc Register, 11 June 2025 The Television Academy has announced the class of inductees for its 27th Hall of Fame: Viola Davis, Conan O’Brien, Ryan Murphy, Henry Winkler, Don Mischer and Mike Post. Jack Dunn, Variety, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for inductee
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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
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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
  • 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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“Inductee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductee. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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