as in victorious
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1
as in dominating
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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2
as in defeating
to achieve a victory over
love conquers all, or so romance novels would have us believe
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3
as in winning
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 conquering
Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
These terrorists are going about on a jihad and conquering territories and renaming them accordingly.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Combs was not content with simply conquering the entertainment industry.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
Their methods—ruthless melodic math, brazenly artificial production, and an odd soft spot for reggae rhythms—helped define the world-conquering sound of Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Both were standouts from the 2018 House blue wave — moms with national security credentials, conquering old Republican suburbs.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
It's been part of an incredible run of comp wins for Pope over the last month that also includes five veto victories and conquering the White Locust competition.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
After years of expanding their control over towns in the Lower Artibonite region, the armed group has now set its sights on conquering the Northwest, where Bassin Bleu is a gateway, and the port city of Port-de-Paix is the capital.
—Ychmuth Corneille, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Dealing with the origins of the armor as well as Arago’s previous attempts at conquering the world.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
And when was conquering ever a good thing?
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
These terrorists are going about on a jihad and conquering territories and renaming them accordingly.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Combs was not content with simply conquering the entertainment industry.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
Their methods—ruthless melodic math, brazenly artificial production, and an odd soft spot for reggae rhythms—helped define the world-conquering sound of Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Both were standouts from the 2018 House blue wave — moms with national security credentials, conquering old Republican suburbs.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
It's been part of an incredible run of comp wins for Pope over the last month that also includes five veto victories and conquering the White Locust competition.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
After years of expanding their control over towns in the Lower Artibonite region, the armed group has now set its sights on conquering the Northwest, where Bassin Bleu is a gateway, and the port city of Port-de-Paix is the capital.
—Ychmuth Corneille, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Dealing with the origins of the armor as well as Arago’s previous attempts at conquering the world.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquering
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Mikie Sherrill, the successful Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, made freezing electric rates a centerpiece of her victorious campaign, and got huge applause in mentioning the issue in her victory speech.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Sometimes victorious fans are doing it too, and not exactly in the balmiest places.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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Elsewhere on the ice, Jordan Stolz is a favorite to medal in speedskating after dominating in both the 500 meters and the 1,000 meters over the last two years in the sport’s world cup.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Polls show the race tightening as Mamdani looks to hold his lead after defeating Cuomo in a stunning upset in the June primary.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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His team fell one win — one run — short of defeating baseball’s behemoth in the World Series.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The title-winning standard has been lower in recent years; City won it with 86, 93, 89 and 91 points between 2020-21 and 2023-24 and Liverpool with 84 points last season, but some of those totals give a false impression.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Get tech-smarter on your schedule Award-winning host Kim Komando is your secret weapon for navigating tech.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Giants won in all kinds of encouraging ways while subduing the wild-card-leading Cubs in a 5-2 victory Tuesday night.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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The two also showed a demonstration of what a K9 takedown looks like, with Humphries acting as a target and K9 Bob subduing him.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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DiMarco’s participation became a highlight of the event, with the student asking thoughtful questions about overcoming imposter syndrome and handling rejection.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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And that religion, like music, can carry the sound of struggle – but also the hope of one day overcoming the injustices and inequalities of everyday life.—
Ken Chitwood,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Carolina and Kansas have played seven times in the NCAAs, with KU prevailing in five of the seven contests.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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One of the prevailing theories posits that little red dots are feeding and growing supermassive black holes.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This discovery cuts down on the need to retest, subjecting patients to more needle sticks.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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Lucido's office said Martin also has a habitual offender, fourth-offense notice, subjecting him to life in prison if he is convicted of any of the primary felony charges, according to a release.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Conquering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquering. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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