as in domination
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
the conquest of much of North and South America by the Spanish during the 16th century
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Recent Examples of conquest
Mayo’s 5-2 conquest clinched their third crown in as many years as the Spartans’ dynasty continued to make its mark in the history books.
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Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
But Ukraine says Russia is waging an imperial war of conquest to eradicate Ukrainian sovereignty and identity, and illegally bring it under Kremlin control.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066, will be displayed at the British Museum from September 2026 to July 2027.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
So clearly conquest mattered and was worth planning for.
—Devon O’Neil, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
But Ukraine says Russia is waging an imperial war of conquest to eradicate Ukrainian sovereignty and identity, and illegally bring it under Kremlin control.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066, will be displayed at the British Museum from September 2026 to July 2027.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
So clearly conquest mattered and was worth planning for.
—Devon O’Neil, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquest
Noun
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Everything bops breezily along, stopping occasionally to have Dek growl maxims about strength through domination, and observe a decapitation or two.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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By 1974, though, many women had already discarded those notions as instruments of domination, psychic equivalents of the whalebone corset.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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And all signs point to Malinin’s dominating in Milan, much as fellow American Nathan Chen did at the 2022 Beijing Games (Chen left competitive skating after his gold).—
Nick Zaccardi,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Mustangs are a couple years removed from their dominating DII-AA run under former coach Trent Dilfer, recently fired from UAB.—
Jacob Shames,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Oct. 2025
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How could the woman who wrote so piercingly about women’s subjugation subjugate herself to not just one but two men?—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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The fight for human rights was an urgent demand that called upon all people—regardless of race, socioeconomic background, gender, or nationality—to fight against the subjugation of Black people everywhere.—
Time,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Conquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquest. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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