as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
hailed as conqueror of the barbarian forces
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Others contend he was poisoned by his viceroy Antipater, while more modern conjectures propose the weary conqueror had picked up typhoid fever or meningitis or was done in by his over-use of the medicine hellebore, then prescribed as a purgative as well as for gout and signs of insanity.
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John Mariani, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Roglic, having lost almost two minutes, and the race, rolled across the line looking broken, his helmet askew, but immediately sought out his conqueror.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 July 2025
While pestilence crept over the walls of cities and the countryside fell into desolation—many foreign conquerors of Europe knew how to fight and plunder but not to plow or sow—the monks preserved words.
—Bernd Roeck
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Those proteins—called effectors—attack specific targets that collectively disable the host's defense responses and make the host more hospitable for its bacterial conqueror.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
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John Mariani, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Roglic, having lost almost two minutes, and the race, rolled across the line looking broken, his helmet askew, but immediately sought out his conqueror.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 July 2025
While pestilence crept over the walls of cities and the countryside fell into desolation—many foreign conquerors of Europe knew how to fight and plunder but not to plow or sow—the monks preserved words.
—Bernd Roeck
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Those proteins—called effectors—attack specific targets that collectively disable the host's defense responses and make the host more hospitable for its bacterial conqueror.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conqueror
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At the WellChild Awards in London on Monday, May 8, Harry, 40, chatted with 13-year-old Grace Tutt, a Special Recognition winner who uses a wheelchair following a bus crash.—
Erin Hill,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Yet Nigeria still boast depth, with new Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Tolu Arokodare scoring the winner in their 1-0 victory over Rwanda.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Many of the Democratic primary victors will be unopposed in the general election, meaning Tuesday’s win secured their council seats for the next term.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated September 9,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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And the victor may already be decided before Apple steps into the ring.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That included midfielder Mariona Caldentey, who returned to preseason training with Arsenal and had to face several of her English vanquishers, including captain Leah Williamson, Chloe Kelly, Beth Mead, Alessia Russo and Lotte Wubben-Moy.—
Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Conqueror.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conqueror. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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