unconquered
adjective
un·con·quered
ˌən-ˈkäŋ-kərd 
: not overcome, defeated, or subjugated especially by military force : not conquered
unconquered territories
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No canvas has been left un-kitchen-magnetized, no sector of pop culture remains unconquered.
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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
Vindolanda sits one mile south of Hadrian’s Wall, a 73-mile stone barrier constructed around 122 A.D. to mark the edge of the Roman Empire and defend against incursions by the unconquered tribes of Scotland, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2020
But one in particular, the bakery’s elaborate croissants, has remained unconquered.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 13 May 2020
The disease remains unconquered, killing tens of thousands of Americans every year, and hundreds of thousands in the rest of the world.
—Lawrence Wright, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2020
The Genesis Invitational begins Thursday at Riviera, a familiar and yet unconquered territory for the 44-year-old Woods.
—Juliakate E. Culpepper, Golfweek, 11 Feb. 2020
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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
Vindolanda sits one mile south of Hadrian’s Wall, a 73-mile stone barrier constructed around 122 A.D. to mark the edge of the Roman Empire and defend against incursions by the unconquered tribes of Scotland, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2020
But one in particular, the bakery’s elaborate croissants, has remained unconquered.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 13 May 2020
The disease remains unconquered, killing tens of thousands of Americans every year, and hundreds of thousands in the rest of the world.
—Lawrence Wright, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2020
The Genesis Invitational begins Thursday at Riviera, a familiar and yet unconquered territory for the 44-year-old Woods.
—Juliakate E. Culpepper, Golfweek, 11 Feb. 2020
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“Unconquered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconquered. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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