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as in dominates
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 overcomes
to achieve a victory over
love conquers all, or so romance novels would have us believe
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as in prevails
to achieve victory (as in a contest)
a coach who demands that his team conquer, whatever the cost
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Recent Examples of conquers
Cruise down Market Street—skimming past buzzing tech hubs—while your autonomous vehicle conquers steep hills and tight turns with uncanny precision.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The winner of a duel conquers his opponent’s square, gaining more ground – the loser leaves the game.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
For Nawaf Abdulhadi, joy comes when the choir conquers a difficult phrase in perfect unison.
—Billboard Arabia, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
Sometimes love conquers all — with the help of modern medicine.
—Viola Kosome, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
There’s the mission statement of the film, that love conquers all fear.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Twelve designs from the foundation of the collection, each piece is engraved with Latin inscriptions such as amor vincit omnia, ‘love conquers all’ or per aspera ad astra, ‘through hardships to the stars’.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere in the series, Hemsworth also conquers the Swiss Alps and training with special forces.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Once The Mule takes the bait and conquers on Trantor, then the Foundation can pull the real enclosure and lay siege to the Imperial capital by controlling the rest of the middle band and finally destroy The Mule.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2025
Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The winner of a duel conquers his opponent’s square, gaining more ground – the loser leaves the game.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
For Nawaf Abdulhadi, joy comes when the choir conquers a difficult phrase in perfect unison.
—Billboard Arabia, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
Sometimes love conquers all — with the help of modern medicine.
—Viola Kosome, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
There’s the mission statement of the film, that love conquers all fear.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Twelve designs from the foundation of the collection, each piece is engraved with Latin inscriptions such as amor vincit omnia, ‘love conquers all’ or per aspera ad astra, ‘through hardships to the stars’.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere in the series, Hemsworth also conquers the Swiss Alps and training with special forces.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Once The Mule takes the bait and conquers on Trantor, then the Foundation can pull the real enclosure and lay siege to the Imperial capital by controlling the rest of the middle band and finally destroy The Mule.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquers
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One topic of conversation dominates all the others.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The opposition dominates for spells but struggles to bypass his strong defence.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Auburn overcomes a 14-point deficit in the first half and race past the Longhorns behind 31 points from Keyshawn Hall.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Jan. 2026
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By placing wind turbines in the air, this overcomes land use pressures and also makes the technology more flexible for places like cities.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Jan. 2026
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Without this revolutionary position, fascism prevails.—
Gaby Iori
January 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Yorkville Christian 13-7 (10) Jayden Riley scores 26 points for Mustangs, but tough Metamora prevails 81-69.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Royd subdues and binds her before taking off to restore the power.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
13 Nov. 2025
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For those who are more into curves than angles, the Bialetti Moon takes all the functional elements of the moka stovetop espresso maker and subdues them with a rounded stainless steel silhouette.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
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And that defeats the entire purpose of the change.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Not that such nuance matters when the playoff defeats keep stacking up.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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The gospel singer has amassed 20 Grammy wins throughout his career, having won his first in 1996 for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for his album Whatcha Lookin' 4.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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At the end of January, the person with the greatest distance wins the free food.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Maximum deceleration subjects New Shepard crews to about five times the normal pull of gravity.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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The Miami Beach ordinance subjects people — mostly those who are homeless — to arrest for sleeping outside.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Stylist Chrissy Rasmussen masters the layered medium-length look on clients.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
20 Dec. 2025
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Bette Davis masters a rare light comedy turn as Sherry's long-suffering secretary, with Jimmy Durante as a visitor from Broadway and Wizard of Oz (1939) good witch Billie Burke as the overwhelmed matriarch of the Stanley clan.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Conquers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquers. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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