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as in dominated
to bring under one's control by force of arms
before his final defeat, Napoléon had managed to conquer much of Europe
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as in defeated
to achieve a victory over
love conquers all, or so romance novels would have us believe
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as in prevailed
to achieve victory (as in a contest)
a coach who demands that his team conquer, whatever the cost
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as in subjugated
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Recent Examples of conquered
Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Sep. 2025
An athlete with limitless potential With a time that conquered some of the nation’s best at 16, what’s next for Lutkenhaus?
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
Deftones’ History on the Streaming Ranking Deftones first conquered the Hard Rock Streaming Songs list just last month.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Shaquille O’Neal has dominated basketball courts, conquered television screens, and built an empire that spans everything from restaurants to real estate.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Despite the language barrier, Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of women’s collections at Vuitton, said the jury was conquered by his presentation.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Establishing a legend The pilots quickly conquered their steep learning curve.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
None of it can ever be truly conquered.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
The chocolate brown suede bag has already conquered fashion insiders around the world.
—Tatiana Ojea, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
By the end of Wednesday’s veto episode, Will, Ashley and Keanu were left on the block after nominee Morgan conquered the BB Comics comp and earned herself safety.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Sep. 2025
An athlete with limitless potential With a time that conquered some of the nation’s best at 16, what’s next for Lutkenhaus?
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
Deftones’ History on the Streaming Ranking Deftones first conquered the Hard Rock Streaming Songs list just last month.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Shaquille O’Neal has dominated basketball courts, conquered television screens, and built an empire that spans everything from restaurants to real estate.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Despite the language barrier, Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of women’s collections at Vuitton, said the jury was conquered by his presentation.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Establishing a legend The pilots quickly conquered their steep learning curve.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
None of it can ever be truly conquered.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
The chocolate brown suede bag has already conquered fashion insiders around the world.
—Tatiana Ojea, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquered
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For many on the Right, Carr is a welcome protector of conservative views on broadcast networks that Republicans say have long been dominated by liberal positions.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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YouTube turned 20 this year and chatter about its place in the ecosystem has dominated recent UK conferences.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Pitt defeated The White Lotus in the category, though, along Severance, Andor, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, Paradise and Slow Horses.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In-state alog with Miami’s huge win (see above), Fllrida played credibly in a 20-10 loss to 3-LSU, and FIU defeated rival FAU 38-28 in the annual Shula Bowl game.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, against Texas A&M, Notre Dame probably should have prevailed.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In 2020, voters narrowly passed Measure W, a half-cent, 10-year sales tax, but the money was held up for years as part of a court challenge the county ultimately prevailed in.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Richmond served as the functional center for the chattel slavery system in the United States, the capitol city of the Confederacy during the Civil War and was one of the many cities that subjected residents to redlining lending practices.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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French rocket builder and ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace announced the completion of a monthslong test campaign that subjected several subscale prototypes of its propellant tanks to high-pressure burst tests, European Spaceflight reports.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Most recently, the 2022 Cincinnati Bengals, 2023 Houston Texans, and 2024 Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Rams all overcame 0-2 starts to win their respective divisions and advance in the playoffs.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Particularly so after the Broncos overcame a third-and-15 with a 19-yard screen to Tyler Badie that set them up at midfield.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Seattle Mariners’ 6-4 win Saturday gave them a two-game lead in the American League West, a division the Astros have won in each of the past seven 162-game seasons.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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The Buckeyes, currently ranked third overall, hosted the game and won 14-7.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Her mother, an enslaved woman whose name is lost to history, had been a storyteller, too, regaling the girl with folktales on the Maryland plantation where she was born in the mid-nineteenth century.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Sep. 2025
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Its circling movements once provided cover for enslaved people to slip away undetected, fleeing into palenques (the free Black towns).—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
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But although the event was more subdued and plagued by demos failing to work, last night’s Meta Connect event marked a turning point, with the announcement of the Meta Ray-Bans Display glasses.—
Cortney Harding,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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By contrast, growth in Unilever’s Prestige beauty division was flat as the market remained subdued.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Conquered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquered. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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