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
In recent years, Columbus also has been recognized as a primary example of Western Europe’s conquest of the New World, its resources and its Native people.
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Brian Witte, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
An extension of the kind of settler-colonial conquest of the American West, and the dispossessions of indigenous people that have been practiced for a century or so.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Or are these new conquest consumers?
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Ours are quests that lead to questions rather than conquests – journeys that gather instead of conquer.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
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Brian Witte, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
An extension of the kind of settler-colonial conquest of the American West, and the dispossessions of indigenous people that have been practiced for a century or so.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Or are these new conquest consumers?
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Ours are quests that lead to questions rather than conquests – journeys that gather instead of conquer.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquest
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The Catholic king, James II, was bitterly opposed by the Protestant aristocrats, who feared Catholic domination and French influence.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Gregory’s win was especially sweet for Florida Democrats, who have been beaten down by years of Republican domination in what was once the consummate battleground state.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Wildcats were never seriously tested by John Calipari’s Razorbacks, practically waltzing into the Elite Eight with a dominating win in San Jose.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Fighting Illini are dreaming of a trip to the Sweet 16 after a dominating win Thursday night against Penn.—
Ryan Baker,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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In pre-Christian Ireland, sucking breasts was a way of showing subjugation to a king and the cutting out of Old Croghan Man’s nipples is, historians believe, an indication that he had been thus stripped of his claims to kingship.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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The continent’s failure to learn could lead not just to the subjugation of individual nations but to the end of the European project.—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Conquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquest. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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