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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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as in victorious
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Recent Examples of conquering
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
No doubt fans would embrace the arena evolution as simply the next rung on the band’s inevitable, world-conquering trajectory.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 16 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
The Kremlin understands that conquering Ukraine could take many more years and require greater sacrifices and expenditures.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Every one of them a shorthand for the majestic, crowd-pleasing and masses-conquering grandeur of football.
—Rosalind Bowling, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Sep. 2025
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
Adjective
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
No doubt fans would embrace the arena evolution as simply the next rung on the band’s inevitable, world-conquering trajectory.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 16 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
The Kremlin understands that conquering Ukraine could take many more years and require greater sacrifices and expenditures.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Every one of them a shorthand for the majestic, crowd-pleasing and masses-conquering grandeur of football.
—Rosalind Bowling, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquering
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Rachel LaMont was an absolute puzzle terminator on Survivor 47, dominating the brain-teasers during the pre-merge stage of the game, and then winning the final hanging bat puzzle immunity contest on her way to becoming the Sole Survivor.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Busch highlighted that with the current Next Gen car, there are three teams dominating the field.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At that point, the Cowboys were well on their way to their second win of the season, defeating the New York Jets 37-22.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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After defeating Colorado 35-21 on Saturday, TCU sits at 4-1 and 1-1 in the conference two games into its Big 12 slate.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Coaches, both winning and losing, point it out every night in pregame and postgame media.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Grammy Award-winning artist Doja Cat is slated to join the Puerto Rican rapper as the music guest.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This time, the celebrations were put on ice as play resumed, but Lille held firm despite a late onslaught to come away victorious and maintain their perfect start to the campaign.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Pittsburgh Steelers came out victorious in Ireland, but quarterback Skylar Thompson was reportedly roughed up and robbed two days before their game against the Minnesota Vikings kicked off.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 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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For Woodruff, The Green Kitchen was born out of her own healing journey after overcoming the Epstein-Barr virus and heavy metal toxicity through mindful eating and nutrient-dense foods.—
Wyles Daniel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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To help engineers manage these thoughts, IEEE Women in Engineering held a webinar on building confidence and overcoming anxiety.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But close games in big windows have been the prevailing pattern thus far, as evidenced by the NFL’s second-strongest draw in 2025.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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One of the prevailing storylines in the Kuminga saga both last year and over the summer was Kerr and Kuminga’s relationship.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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By implementing rigorous controls and subjecting them to human scrutiny, companies can guide this powerful technology toward valuable outcomes while mitigating risk factors.—
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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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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“Conquering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquering. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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