as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
a holy man for whom the subjection of earthly desires is the path to spiritual perfection
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Recent Examples of subjection
The Handmaid's Tale spared no sensitivities when diving into the cruelest treatment people like June, and even Lydia, experience at the hands of a totalitarian system bent on the total subjection of women.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
As the man brawls with his in-laws, the boy is caught between two worlds, of male rage and female subjection.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
Miners argue increased subjection to the dust has led to an eruption of black lung, an incurable disease associated with inhaling the particles.
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
As the man brawls with his in-laws, the boy is caught between two worlds, of male rage and female subjection.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
Miners argue increased subjection to the dust has led to an eruption of black lung, an incurable disease associated with inhaling the particles.
—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subjection
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One showed Thomas on a mountaintop, swinging shirtless from a summit cross at the moment of conquest.
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But a sprawling 1,000-year-old site unearthed in Denmark shifts the focus from raids and conquests to a far tamer pursuit — the textile production that likely made those expeditions possible.
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Complete domination from Portugal in the first half.
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After all, the statistical domination was quite clear.
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After Kylian Mbappé's dominating performance against Sweden on Tuesday, France secured its place in Philadelphia's Round of 16 match on the Fourth of July.
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Díaz’s dominating force in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations won him the tournament’s golden boot and secured Morocco’s place in the final.
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“Subjection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjection. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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