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one that defeats an enemy or opponent
hailed as conqueror of the barbarian forces
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Recent Examples of conquerors
Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.
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Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
But legend has it that despite the might of these ancient conquerors, pockets of Sardinia sometimes managed to defend themselves.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
European conquerors Nottingham Forest, decades on from their logic-defying success, were back.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 May 2026
In the same jungle, centuries earlier, a group of Spanish conquerors falls to that same ruthless force.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
In America, deconstructing our national mythology and recasting early Puritan settlers as bloodthirsty conquerors helped zero American Indians.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
The giant Brân the Blessed’s head, which spoke for many years after it was severed, lies buried under a white hill, on top of which the Norman conquerors built a fort, known to later generations as the White Tower, or just the Tower of London.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the New World’s conquerors mocked the idea of humanity’s oneness, laying the foundation for race supremacy.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
The American conquerors of Hawaii wanted this game banned.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
But legend has it that despite the might of these ancient conquerors, pockets of Sardinia sometimes managed to defend themselves.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
European conquerors Nottingham Forest, decades on from their logic-defying success, were back.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 May 2026
In the same jungle, centuries earlier, a group of Spanish conquerors falls to that same ruthless force.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
In America, deconstructing our national mythology and recasting early Puritan settlers as bloodthirsty conquerors helped zero American Indians.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
The giant Brân the Blessed’s head, which spoke for many years after it was severed, lies buried under a white hill, on top of which the Norman conquerors built a fort, known to later generations as the White Tower, or just the Tower of London.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the New World’s conquerors mocked the idea of humanity’s oneness, laying the foundation for race supremacy.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
The American conquerors of Hawaii wanted this game banned.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquerors
Noun
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The game has already produced seven winners in 2026, including a rapid stretch in late April and early May when four jackpots were claimed in just four days, underscoring how quickly fortunes have turned this year.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Hernandez, now a Southern Section champion again, along with all the other winners will move onto the CIF preliminaries next Saturday to face the rest of the state's top female jumpers, with a chance to get back to the state finals.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
Noun
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But that idea that victors write the history, what will the-- history the state of Israel will write about this conflict with Iran?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
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The clubs will contest a two-legged play-off semi-final, with the winners to meet the victors of Hull City’s clash with Millwall on May 23 at Wembley Stadium to contest a place in next season’s Premier League, and a potential windfall of around £200million ($271m).—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
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“Conquerors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquerors. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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