Draft and Press

Draft

Draft verb - To pick especially for required military service.

Usage example: my grandfather was drafted to fight in a war that he opposed

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Press and draft are semantically related. in select for military force topic. In some cases you can use "Press" instead a verb "Draft".

Nearby Words: drafted, drafting, draftee, drafter, draftsman

Press verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

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Draft and press are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Draft" instead a verb "Press".

Nearby Words: pressed, pressing, pressroom

old	old draft	old press
good	good draft	good press
standard	standard draft	standard press
light	light draft	light press
Other adjectives: single, active, actual, great, little, bad, new, early, final, military, so-called.

In a previous draft of the screenplay, the collaborator is then thrown into an active printing press for her troubles.

Source: You Said You Would Let Them Go
Rovio Entertainment leaked a rough draft of a fake press release for Angry Birds Eagle Eye, a virtual reality headset for playing Angry Birds simulations.

Source: April Fools' Day
Draft Dodging: Adam, Julian and Sam buy places on a semi-legal train to avoid being caught by a press gang; ironically the people running the train sell them out to another group further down the line.

Source: Literature / Julian Comstock

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