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as in undefeated
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as in unruled
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Recent Examples of unconquered
Massacre followed massacre, until Narváez’s men arrived at the last unconquered village, Caonao.
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Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
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
But one in particular, the bakery’s elaborate croissants, has remained unconquered.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 13 May 2020
Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
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
But one in particular, the bakery’s elaborate croissants, has remained unconquered.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 13 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconquered
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Arizona’s pursuit of an undefeated men’s basketball season, the first since Indiana’s 32-0 NCAA title campaign in 1975-76, will resume Monday night in Kansas’ Allen Fieldhouse.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2026
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Honorary coach Snoop Dogg cheered on the undefeated Team USA curling team today before taking to the ice.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 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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Mapping his passes received shows just how liberated Rogers is when searching for the ball.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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These can absorb liberated oxygen and convert it into uranium oxide instead of carbon dioxide.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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There’s only one unbeaten team left and what an intriguing story.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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And after shutting out the Harbormen in the semifinals, the Bulldogs (16-1) were masterful again on defense against the previously unbeaten Redmen (16-1-1), allowing just 13 shots on goal to finish the three-round tournament with one goal allowed.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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The film delves into the fragility of the human mind, the dangers of AI warfare, and the indomitable spirit required to confront terror in an increasingly digital world.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Your team looks sublime, indomitable even, a touch of the divine.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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At the premiere of The Godfather in 1972, Evans felt utterly invincible.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
9 Feb. 2026
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Thirteen wins on the trot, and chasing the Women’s Super League record of 19 victories in one season, looking all the more invincible with Kerolin’s return, Andree Jeglertz’s calm approach and Bunny Shaw’s form.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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As with electric blankets, portable heaters are fine in an adult's bedroom, but they should not be used unsupervised in a child’s room.—
Michelle Ullman,
The Spruce,
10 Feb. 2026
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Detectives determined that Smith is suspected of having unsupervised contact with multiple children and believe there are additional potential victims.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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The dilemma seemed insurmountable at the time.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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The filing argues that custody is a nonwaivable jurisdictional requirement and that remote court proceedings would raise insurmountable problems, including the inability to verify identities, enforce perjury laws, or protect classified information.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Unconquered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconquered. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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