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as in dominated
to bring under one's control by force of arms
before his final defeat, Napoléon had managed to conquer much of Europe
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as in defeated
to achieve a victory over
love conquers all, or so romance novels would have us believe
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as in prevailed
to achieve victory (as in a contest)
a coach who demands that his team conquer, whatever the cost
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Recent Examples of conquered
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
Volcker went down in history as the man who conquered inflation, laying the foundation for decades of American prosperity.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
His small band of Spaniards pulled off the impossible, and conquered the Mexica empire with alliances, superior technology and diseases.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The tournament of Ashford takes place in 209 AC (short for After the Conquest, when Aegon Targaryen conquered Westeros), while Ned Stark’s execution happens in 298 AC.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
And having already successfully conquered so many cable-style reality formats (docuseries, food shows, dating experiments), the streamer is now aiming its programming artillery — and algorithm — at one of the few remaining formats still dominated by broadcast networks such as ABC and NBC.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
But the systems that conquered chess and Go were purpose-built for those specific games, unlike general-purpose systems like Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Skinny Pedro had conquered for each man in the camp the sacred right to choose how to confront his own death.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
The museum has never shied away from the more problematic areas of British art history, including art made in countries that Englands conquered or colonized.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
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Her victory continues the comeback theme – a narrative of paths conquered, attempted, thwarted and ongoing – that has come to define the alpine women skiers of these 2026 Games.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
Volcker went down in history as the man who conquered inflation, laying the foundation for decades of American prosperity.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
His small band of Spaniards pulled off the impossible, and conquered the Mexica empire with alliances, superior technology and diseases.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The tournament of Ashford takes place in 209 AC (short for After the Conquest, when Aegon Targaryen conquered Westeros), while Ned Stark’s execution happens in 298 AC.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
And having already successfully conquered so many cable-style reality formats (docuseries, food shows, dating experiments), the streamer is now aiming its programming artillery — and algorithm — at one of the few remaining formats still dominated by broadcast networks such as ABC and NBC.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
But the systems that conquered chess and Go were purpose-built for those specific games, unlike general-purpose systems like Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Skinny Pedro had conquered for each man in the camp the sacred right to choose how to confront his own death.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
The museum has never shied away from the more problematic areas of British art history, including art made in countries that Englands conquered or colonized.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquered
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That possibility has injected urgency into negotiations and heightened the stakes of what has become a test of legislative independence from a governor who has long dominated Tallahassee politics.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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This is markedly different from much of Holocaust literature, which is dominated by stories of survivors from elsewhere in Europe who migrated to the United States, Argentina, Canada, Israel, and other countries and who regard their places of origin and sites of their wartime experience from afar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Tyler, competing in the 138-pound bracket, defeated Melissa’s Jaxon Johnson in the title match via 6-1 decision.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Feb. 2026
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Eduards Tralmaks and Renars Krastenbergs scored just more than three minutes apart, and Latvia defeated Germany 4-3.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Team Stars versus World went to overtime before the prior prevailed.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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French Friction prevailed for the second time at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort.—
Bob Wisener,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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The home was likely used as a safe house for enslaved people fleeing the South, and the passageway’s design reflects careful planning to keep that purpose hidden from anyone who might come looking.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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The home was likely used as a safe house for enslaved people fleeing the South.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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The appeals court also found that testimony presented to the grand jury through the ISP investigator subjected Kilkelly to a prejudicial denial of due process, and that dismissal of the original charges by Judge Fix was proper.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The order described allegations that a judge subjected clerks to harassment, verbal abuse and erratic behavior during the COVID pandemic.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Takaichi’s popularity with voters helped more than 90% of LDP candidates win their seats, including 41 out of 43 of her colleagues who overcame the stain of financial scandals to secure voter support.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
15 Feb. 2026
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France’s Mathis Desloges, who has taken two silvers so far, pulled his team into medal position during the third leg of the race, while Italy’s Federico Pellegrino overcame Finland in the anchor leg to take bronze on home soil in his last Olympics.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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Last year, Oligui Nguema won the presidential election, raising hopes for a return to constitutional democracy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Dahlen won five Super Bowls across a tenure of nearly two decades with the San Francisco 49ers, and won two more as the Broncos’ director of player personnel in 1997 and 1998.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
19 Feb. 2026
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With such a statement on top, Jenner kept the rest of the look relatively subdued.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
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The recent batch of labor market data (both public and private) indicated that there’s a high likelihood that job growth was tepid, that unemployment remained subdued and that health care remained a primary driver of overall hiring.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Conquered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquered. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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