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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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Recent Examples of conquered
Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
His small band of Spaniards pulled off the impossible, and conquered the Mexica empire with alliances, superior technology and diseases.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The tournament of Ashford takes place in 209 AC (short for After the Conquest, when Aegon Targaryen conquered Westeros), while Ned Stark’s execution happens in 298 AC.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
And having already successfully conquered so many cable-style reality formats (docuseries, food shows, dating experiments), the streamer is now aiming its programming artillery — and algorithm — at one of the few remaining formats still dominated by broadcast networks such as ABC and NBC.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
But the systems that conquered chess and Go were purpose-built for those specific games, unlike general-purpose systems like Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Skinny Pedro had conquered for each man in the camp the sacred right to choose how to confront his own death.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
The museum has never shied away from the more problematic areas of British art history, including art made in countries that Englands conquered or colonized.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
Silicon Valley grew convinced that other difficult tasks would soon be conquered.
—Cal Newport, New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2025
Verb
Volcker went down in history as the man who conquered inflation, laying the foundation for decades of American prosperity.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
His small band of Spaniards pulled off the impossible, and conquered the Mexica empire with alliances, superior technology and diseases.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The tournament of Ashford takes place in 209 AC (short for After the Conquest, when Aegon Targaryen conquered Westeros), while Ned Stark’s execution happens in 298 AC.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
And having already successfully conquered so many cable-style reality formats (docuseries, food shows, dating experiments), the streamer is now aiming its programming artillery — and algorithm — at one of the few remaining formats still dominated by broadcast networks such as ABC and NBC.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
But the systems that conquered chess and Go were purpose-built for those specific games, unlike general-purpose systems like Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Skinny Pedro had conquered for each man in the camp the sacred right to choose how to confront his own death.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
The museum has never shied away from the more problematic areas of British art history, including art made in countries that Englands conquered or colonized.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
Silicon Valley grew convinced that other difficult tasks would soon be conquered.
—Cal Newport, New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquered
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That possibility has injected urgency into negotiations and heightened the stakes of what has become a test of legislative independence from a governor who has long dominated Tallahassee politics.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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This is markedly different from much of Holocaust literature, which is dominated by stories of survivors from elsewhere in Europe who migrated to the United States, Argentina, Canada, Israel, and other countries and who regard their places of origin and sites of their wartime experience from afar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Coached by Mike Holmgren and led by quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle went 13-3 during the regular season and defeated Washington and Carolina in the playoffs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Celta defeated Rayo 3-0, but this was a match that is likely to be remembered for what happened off the pitch.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Historically, there have been attempts to persuade Congress, but politics prevailed.—
Holly Andres,
Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Jayhawks prevailed 82-78, even without Darryn Peterson, in dramatic fashion.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 Feb. 2026
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Annis is an enslaved woman, sold south to a Louisiana sugarcane plantation.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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In 1854, an opportunity presented itself when Anthony Burns, an enslaved man, fled from Virginia and settled in Boston — the center of abolitionist sentiment in the US and a kind of sanctuary city for runaways.—
Stephen Mihm,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The appeals court also found that testimony presented to the grand jury through the ISP investigator subjected Kilkelly to a prejudicial denial of due process, and that dismissal of the original charges by Judge Fix was proper.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The order described allegations that a judge subjected clerks to harassment, verbal abuse and erratic behavior during the COVID pandemic.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bradshaw — who passed for 309 yards and overcame three interceptions with touchdown passes of 47 yards to Swann and 73 yards to Stallworth — was named MVP for the second straight year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Malinin opened with a big quad flip, opted for a safer triple axel over his quad, and overcame a couple of mistakes along the way to finish with aplomb.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Hornets went 80-19 and won four CIF San Diego Section championships and three state titles in Carter’s time on the Lincoln staff.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Castro scored 17 points for La Mirada, which had won 14 consecutive games.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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While the unit has benefited from a shift to digital game purchases and growth in the PlayStation Plus subscription service in recent quarters, hardware shipment growth has remained more subdued.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, after its deepest dip last spring, brand loyalty for Tesla has started to inch back up, possibly boosted by aggressive incentives and Musk’s more subdued persona, says S&P’s Libby.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Conquered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquered. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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