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drafted

ADJECTIVE
enlisted
Synonyms
STRONG
commissioned engaged enrolled entered inducted joined registered volunteered
WEAK
lined up signed up
ADJECTIVE
inducted
Synonyms
STRONG
initiated
WEAK
called up
ADJECTIVE
initiated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approved instructed introduced passed received
STRONG
accepted acknowledged admitted coached confirmed conscripted grounded inducted installed tutored
WEAK
called up instated made a member of made part of
ADJECTIVE
named
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appointed
STRONG
announced anointed approved assigned authorized called certified chosen commissioned consecrated declared delegated deputed elected entrusted favored nominated opted ordained pegged picked preferred sanctioned selected supported vested
WEAK
decided upon settled on tabbed
ADJECTIVE
written
Synonyms
STRONGEST
penned recorded reported
STRONG
authored dictated
Antonyms
WEAK
spoken unwritten

Example Sentences

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When the Dodgers drafted David Lesch in January 1980, they had visions of his fastball lighting up radar guns at Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Japan's pacifist constitution that followed had been drafted "with the resolve that we must never again wage war or kill people", she said.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

He then announced that with the 251st overall pick, the Philadelphia Eagles had selected Bernard, making him the second player from this year's IPP class to be drafted.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Why the Chargers drafted him: Finding another receiving option for Herbert was among the Chargers’ second-tier priorities heading into the draft.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Kamen soon was drafted by the physicist Jackson Laslett to help with the chemical separation of sodium isotopes, and the chemist Glenn Seaborg was absorbed into a team working with uranium.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik