as in domination
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
the conquest of much of North and South America by the Spanish during the 16th century
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Recent Examples of conquest
Ours are quests that lead to questions rather than conquests – journeys that gather instead of conquer.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Hauser stressed that the site could shed new light on the Parthian Empire, which controlled the city centuries after Alexander's conquest.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
There is no longer channeling but crossing, no longer constraint but conquest; the human flow can beat to its own rhythm, supported by spatial structure yet independent of the formal organization of its support.
—Elinore Weil, Artforum, 4 Mar. 2026
But Page Six and The Hollywood Reporter both reported the film will likely center on Aegon I Targaryen's conquest of Westeros.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Hauser stressed that the site could shed new light on the Parthian Empire, which controlled the city centuries after Alexander's conquest.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
There is no longer channeling but crossing, no longer constraint but conquest; the human flow can beat to its own rhythm, supported by spatial structure yet independent of the formal organization of its support.
—Elinore Weil, Artforum, 4 Mar. 2026
But Page Six and The Hollywood Reporter both reported the film will likely center on Aegon I Targaryen's conquest of Westeros.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquest
Noun
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The Catholic king, James II, was bitterly opposed by the Protestant aristocrats, who feared Catholic domination and French influence.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Gregory’s win was especially sweet for Florida Democrats, who have been beaten down by years of Republican domination in what was once the consummate battleground state.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Fighting Illini are dreaming of a trip to the Sweet 16 after a dominating win Thursday night against Penn.—
Ryan Baker,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The game was scoreless after the first half despite the United States dominating possession by nearly 70%.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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In pre-Christian Ireland, sucking breasts was a way of showing subjugation to a king and the cutting out of Old Croghan Man’s nipples is, historians believe, an indication that he had been thus stripped of his claims to kingship.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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The continent’s failure to learn could lead not just to the subjugation of individual nations but to the end of the European project.—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Conquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquest. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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