conquerors

plural of conqueror

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of conquerors 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 In life, and in the novel, the German conquerors in their splendid uniforms make debonair remarks, as the French cultural and social figures who frequent the bar—collaborators—are thrilled to remain close to power. — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 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
  • Take a resident who voted for only one of the 10 winners but for two of the slate’s three candidates.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The real winners are focused on whether the tools are actually improving business outcomes, starting with the customer and working backwards to identify where the tech can make the biggest impact.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The nonpartisan skepticism extends to the question of who benefited most from the overhaul, with 79% of Democrats, 74% of independents and 57% of Republicans tabbing insurers rather than consumers as the victors.
    — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Crucially, when Manchester City visited back in January, Manchester United were the 2-0 victors, with Fernandes getting a double-digit haul.
    — Holly Shand, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Conquerors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquerors. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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