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as in undefeated
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as in unruled
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Recent Examples of unconquered
Apart from Michigan, nearly all lands east of the Mississippi River had been carved into states, while Florida remained sparsely inhabited and in large part unconquered.
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Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
No canvas has been left un-kitchen-magnetized, no sector of pop culture remains unconquered.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Two Shawnee brothers set up the headquarters for a burgeoning anti-American movement in the unconquered territory along the Wabash River.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Sorry, Paul Finebaum, FSU — not Alabama — has earned its way into College Football Playoff | Commentary
Finishing 13-0 should be enough to get the unbeaten, untied, unconquered Seminoles into the College Football Playoff over either one-win SEC champion Alabama or one-win Big 12 champion Texas.
—Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
Yet the earth’s poles remained unconquered.
—New York Times, 8 Jan. 2021
Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
No canvas has been left un-kitchen-magnetized, no sector of pop culture remains unconquered.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Two Shawnee brothers set up the headquarters for a burgeoning anti-American movement in the unconquered territory along the Wabash River.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Sorry, Paul Finebaum, FSU — not Alabama — has earned its way into College Football Playoff | Commentary
Finishing 13-0 should be enough to get the unbeaten, untied, unconquered Seminoles into the College Football Playoff over either one-win SEC champion Alabama or one-win Big 12 champion Texas.
—Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
Yet the earth’s poles remained unconquered.
—New York Times, 8 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconquered
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Maya Moore scores 23 points to help Connecticut rally from a horrible first half to beat Stanford 53-47 for its second straight undefeated championship season and its seventh national title.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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This marks the 50th anniversary of the last undefeated team in college basketball — Bob Knight's 1975-76 team at Indiana.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The seemingly unconquerable fig butterwort (Ficaria verna) invades lowland valleys where seasonal floods carry little broken off bits downstream to sprout anywhere and everywhere.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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Mountains as towering, imposing and seemingly unconquerable landscapes have been metaphorically linked to power and challenge.—
Jenny Hall,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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The story of sheltered squares being exposed to the wider world and liberated is just as relevant now as 50 years ago.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Ten Commandments describe the kind of relationships the liberated slaves should pursue.—
James Coffin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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The 16-team field for the Division 1 playoffs remains wide open and should include two rising teams in unbeaten Ganesha and 16-1 Linfield Christian, which upset La Mirada 2-1 last week.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Principality side won a seventh straight Ligue 1 game and increased its unbeaten run to 10 league matches.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Ethan Ampadu was indomitable in the middle, while Calvert-Lewin tirelessly ran the channels, kept Palace defenders honest and tried to provide a platform when United cleared their lines.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Dengler endured endless torture and other miseries — escaping from prison was just the beginning of his ordeal in the jungle — but Bale plays him as a determined optimist, an indomitable spirit that cannot be crushed.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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Companies that seemed invincible, led by executives who seemed untouchable, backed by portfolios that seemed bulletproof—all gone.—
Brendan Keegan,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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Rodrigo Duterte once seemed invincible.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Judge Brantley Clark on Tuesday also barred Duggar, 31, from having unsupervised contact with any person under 18, court documents show.—
FREIDA FRISARO,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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For nearly all of human history, unsupervised childhood was not a parenting philosophy.—
Stephen Johnson,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, the physicists don’t see any insurmountable obstacles.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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And for those facing tough, seemingly insurmountable challenges, Newton says to keep your hopes up.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Unconquered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconquered. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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