conquering 1 of 2

present participle of conquer
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conquering

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of conquering
Adjective
Even after the company turned much of its attention towards other genres — conquering the planet with World of Warcraft — StarCraft 2 arrived in 2010 to critical and player acclaim. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025 My mission in life is to empower leaders to cultivate inner mastery and empathy, knowing that true strength comes from conquering inner battles and developing a growth mindset. Dr. Adil Dalal, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Now, 32 years later, at age 60, Diana rekindles her dream of conquering this aquatic marathon, determined to face the open waters with the support of both her coach (Jodie Foster) and a team of sailors and without the protection of a shark cage. Alex Gurley, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Cortés is more famous, however, for exploring and colonizing the Mayan kingdom in 1519 — ignoring orders to stand down from Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Cuba's governor — and soon after conquering the Aztecs and their emperor, Moctezuma. Patrick Smith, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025 When the Ottoman Empire mobilizes an army with the objective of conquering the Vatican and Europe, Hunyadi leads his small but mighty army to the battlefield. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025 This is not some bloodthirsty pirate contempt with conquering a pleasure planet like everyone thought, but a calculative master manipulator and tactician who knew the value of Kalgan and used it to acquire a larger prize — incapacitating the Empire’s attack forces. Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2025 The Condor Daughter, from Álvaro Olmos Torrico, about a young woman who inherits the sacred art of midwifery but dreams of conquering the city with her voice. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025 Is there not a single executive somewhere at Netflix to greenlight a fresh retelling of the core Hanukkah story of pride, miracles, and determined guerilla warfare against a conquering despot? Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquering
Verb
  • Indy won the Commissioner’s Cup by dominating those dominant Lynx in the tournament title game.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Ironically enough the growth and deposits in the DeFi sector continue to trend toward centralization, with three (3) players dominating the space.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Chargers got off to a hot start to the season in year two under Jim Harbaugh by defeating the Chiefs 27-21 in the NFL season opener.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Jovic lifted the trophy by defeating Colombia’s Emiliana Arango 6-4, 6-1 in Sunday’s final of the WTA 500 tournament in Zapopan, Mexico.
    Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The one-time Iron Range rising star was a congressman from 1975 to 1981 but decided to forgo reelection just as Ronald Reagan was winning the presidency.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Kapil Kajal Kapil Kajal is an award-winning journalist with a diverse portfolio spanning defense, politics, technology, crime, environment, human rights, and foreign policy.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Pete would want two walkers to win the Long Walk going forward, so that friends could be victorious.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Then, Estévez ensured the Royals would walk away victorious and Avila earning his first big-league win.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • The movie adaptation is also rife with metaphors about boys becoming men and overcoming life-or-death circumstances to make it out the other side.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But in reality, deepfakes are getting better and the threat industry has many years of experience in honing lures to trick people, playing on emotions and overcoming natural suspicions and objections.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The approximately 40,000 older workers who have benefited from it annually in recent years have earned their area’s prevailing minimum wage as a stipend while working part time.
    Cal J. Halvorsen, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Matsura’s photographs stand in sharp contrast to this powerful, prevailing myth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hong Kong has already implemented a Stablecoin Ordinance, requiring issuers to be licensed and subjecting them to strict oversight of reserves and redemption rights.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Trump has a difficult relationship with Zelensky, subjecting the Ukrainian leader to public and pointed criticism during his visit to the Oval Office in February.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025

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