as in winners
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
a parade for the triumphal return of the empire's most celebrated vanquisher
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Recent Examples of vanquishers
That included midfielder Mariona Caldentey, who returned to preseason training with Arsenal and had to face several of her English vanquishers, including captain Leah Williamson, Chloe Kelly, Beth Mead, Alessia Russo and Lotte Wubben-Moy.
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Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanquishers
Noun
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The beaches are true winners The beaches draw a lot of visitors to Sarasota, and for good reason.
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While SpaceX shares have fallen recently, current and former employees who were granted shares or options still would come away winners given the stock remains above the $135 IPO price.
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Barcelona and Manchester City (in both domestic cups) were their elite conquerors in those competitions, though the 7-2 scoreline of the second leg at Camp Nou was embarrassing.
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Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.
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France, meanwhile, will meet Sweden on Tuesday, with the winner of Germany vs Paraguay as the last-16 opponent for the victors on July 4.
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All three victors are expected to win their blue districts, which would also place three Mamdani allies in Congress come January.
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“Vanquishers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanquishers. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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