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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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as in subjugated
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Recent Examples of conquered
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Shaquille O’Neal has dominated basketball courts, conquered television screens, and built an empire that spans everything from restaurants to real estate.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Despite the language barrier, Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of women’s collections at Vuitton, said the jury was conquered by his presentation.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Establishing a legend The pilots quickly conquered their steep learning curve.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
None of it can ever be truly conquered.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
The chocolate brown suede bag has already conquered fashion insiders around the world.
—Tatiana Ojea, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2025
Still, the city has been passed through multiple hands of power, also being conquered by the Serbians, Hungarians, Bosnians, Venetians, French, Austrians and Yugoslavians.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
In the short distance from Gaza to southern Israel, they were transformed in little time from conquered to conqueror, victim to perpetrator, detainee to abductor.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Deftones’ History on the Streaming Ranking Deftones first conquered the Hard Rock Streaming Songs list just last month.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Shaquille O’Neal has dominated basketball courts, conquered television screens, and built an empire that spans everything from restaurants to real estate.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Despite the language barrier, Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of women’s collections at Vuitton, said the jury was conquered by his presentation.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Establishing a legend The pilots quickly conquered their steep learning curve.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
None of it can ever be truly conquered.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
The chocolate brown suede bag has already conquered fashion insiders around the world.
—Tatiana Ojea, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2025
Still, the city has been passed through multiple hands of power, also being conquered by the Serbians, Hungarians, Bosnians, Venetians, French, Austrians and Yugoslavians.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
In the short distance from Gaza to southern Israel, they were transformed in little time from conquered to conqueror, victim to perpetrator, detainee to abductor.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquered
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Yet, at the same time, few other countries’ recent football fortunes have been so dominated by talk of a particular era of players.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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In the memory chips sector, China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yantze Memory Technologies (YMTC) have emerged as top contenders – at least in the country for now – in a market long dominated by Samsung, SK Hynix and America’s Micron.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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And after Detroit defeated Green Bay, 34-31, in Week 14 last season, many Packers talked about wanting to see the Lions again in the postseason.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The team defeated the 49ers, 20-3, in front of a record-setting crowd.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Still, the Taliban prevailed decisively.—
Dan Fisher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Experts prevailed, for a while.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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French rocket builder and ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace announced the completion of a monthslong test campaign that subjected several subscale prototypes of its propellant tanks to high-pressure burst tests, European Spaceflight reports.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Alderman Raymond Lopez, a Democrat from Chicago’s 15th Ward, wants Trump to send the National Guard to his city because of the violent crime to which people in his city are subjected.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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The dust of Ogunleye, the crooked end of the street, the large canal by my uncle’s shop, the small stream of water that flowed behind our house into the large canal at the other end of the street, the foul smell that overcame the street the first time, the getting used to, the boys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu were among the A-list Plastics, but Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori’s true partnership overcame the glamorous singles invaders.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Charlotte forced five Tar Heels three-and-outs, held them to 33% on third-down attempts, and won the time of possession battle.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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After the Yankees won two of three in Houston to start their gauntlet of 12 straight against current playoff teams, Judge was in the lineup and playing right field.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Its circling movements once provided cover for enslaved people to slip away undetected, fleeing into palenques (the free Black towns).—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
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And so to see that despite the exploitation that enslaved people were being subjected to despite the horrendous conditions, all this brutality going on, and yet people are trying actively recreating traditions, right?—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Prestige beauty was flat as the market remained subdued.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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There is nothing subdued or conciliatory in its account of the brutal transfer of power which comes when a parent is failing and a child assumes command.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Conquered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquered. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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