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as in victorious

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verb

present participle of conquer
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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as in defeating
to achieve a victory over love conquers all, or so romance novels would have us believe

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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
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A thing humanity must evolve beyond (or at least learn to control) to reach our highest destiny as galaxy conquering space lords or whatever. — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026 Eleven country-pop songs behind a cover with a distinctly 2000s aesthetic, from a Pennsylvania girl with her sights set on conquering Nashville. — Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026 Marsh argued conquering the global market means knowing differences between international markets. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 Before conquering Hollywood, Ali played Division I basketball (standing at six feet four) and released rap albums under the name Prince Ali. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 Andersen predicts security concerns will ultimately keep China’s turbine giants from conquering the continent. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 After conquering a country in ruins and containing sectarian strife, Syria’s postrevolutionary government is facing its most serious crisis yet – at the pumps. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026 Carbon dating puts the wall somewhere between 200 BCE and 10 BCE, right around the period when Rome was conquering Gaul. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Speaking of those chickens, Schreiber—whose fear of poultry started as a child, when his hippie parents moved the family to a commune in Canada—seems to be successfully conquering this particular anxiety. — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquering
  1. victorious
  2. dominating
  3. defeating
  4. winning
  5. subduing
  6. overcoming
  7. prevailing
  8. subjecting
Adjective
  • Among governors, 32 of the 34 victorious candidates in races where AP called a winner support stronger regulation or restrictions.
    — Marc Levy, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Nicks is just one of the many artists to speak out in the lead-up — and, for Dems, victorious aftermath — of the midterms.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of victorious
Verb
  • Less than a year removed from a 3-9 record, the Bruins improved to 9-0 Saturday with a dominating 34-20 victory over physical Minnesota at Huntington Bank Stadium.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • My talent, per se — not necessarily my skill level — my talent was dominating the basketball (competition) in the country.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of dominating
Verb
  • The Rams find the end zone late in the second quarter after a sluggish start and don’t look back, defeating the Chargers 24-9 to improve to 4-4 on the season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The matchup was billed as a rematch of Super Bowl LX, which Seattle won in February by defeating New England 29-10 to claim the franchise’s second Vince Lombardi Trophy.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of defeating
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  • Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 115-109 win over the Utah Jazz (1-10) on Tuesday night at Delta Center to clinch a winning 3-2 five-game West Coast trip.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Going forward, Budd’s race will be one of the most expensive in 2028 and will be a test of whether Democrats can expand their foothold in the South after winning seats in South Carolina and possibly Mississippi.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of winning
Verb
  • The school's head teacher, Krzysztof Ochmanski, was injured while subduing the teenager, officials said.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The handful of Israeli passengers grappled with the copilot for several minutes before subduing him and binding his hands with the cord from a set of headphones.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of subduing
Verb
  • Third of all, overcoming two years of dread took a long time.
    — Monique John, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • About that theme of overcoming numerous challenges, from March through October.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of overcoming
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  • The technical setup supports a rebound within the context of the prevailing downtrend.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The prevailing assumption, though, was that the two had been punished.
    — Yasushi Inoue, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of prevailing
Verb
  • The show’s Australia series has been criticized for subjecting contestants to potentially harmful situations, including a man who had a history of domestic abuse allegations.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But after subjecting the models to a battery of tests, the researchers found that these simpler explanations couldn’t fully account for the models’ behavior.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of subjecting

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