conquerors

plural of conqueror

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of conquerors Rubio’s idea of the West is both messier and simpler, populated by muscular explorers and conquerors, from Alexander the Great and the Frankish king Charlemagne to the conquistador Hernán Cortés and the frontiersmen of the American West. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 Located at the junction of three continents—Europe, Asia, and Africa—the region has historically been a crossroads for conquerors, peoples, trade, and ideas. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026 Barcelona and Manchester City (in both domestic cups) were their elite conquerors in those competitions, though the 7-2 scoreline of the second leg at Camp Nou was embarrassing. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026 Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew. — 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquerors
Noun
  • Tuesday’s winners spanned the ideological spectrum and ranged from establishment veterans to political outsiders.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • All are nominees or winners of Best New Performer at the Golden Horse Awards, Taiwan’s top honors for Chinese-language cinema.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • To the victors go the spoils, and chief among them are committee chairmanships in the House of Representatives and Senate.
    — Kevin R. Kosar, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Several prominent Democratic victors, including Ohio Governor-elect Amy Acton and Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El‑Sayed, took strong stances against data centers in their winning campaigns.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Conquerors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquerors. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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