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
Ukraine has accused Russia of an imperial war of conquest that sought to erase Ukrainian sovereignty and identity.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Many Americans think that this is what Cinco de Mayo celebrates, but that’s actually a much less important date, involving a battle over French conquest.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Now, Impacciatore will continue her conquest of America by inserting herself into an even more beloved national franchise.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
The domestication of the horse was one of humanity’s great turning points, powering agriculture, trade, migration, and conquest.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Many Americans think that this is what Cinco de Mayo celebrates, but that’s actually a much less important date, involving a battle over French conquest.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Now, Impacciatore will continue her conquest of America by inserting herself into an even more beloved national franchise.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
The domestication of the horse was one of humanity’s great turning points, powering agriculture, trade, migration, and conquest.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquest
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Packers’ domination of Detroit just one game?—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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More recently, from 2013 to 2014, Gardin documented the destructive transit of cruise ships through Venice’s delicate canals—a grotesque symbol for the domination of the city, and the country, by tourism and big business.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Just one week after wowing spectators at the US Open with her dominating and inspiring tennis skills, Coco Gauff shifted her razor-sharp focus to her other passion—fashion.—
Paul Chi,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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The strange power of a three-decade-old song dominating summer playlists is no accident.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Jiménezes’ version of the wilderness is a space in which dominant symbols and narratives undergo a process of transformation, even subjugation.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
30 Aug. 2025
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If, for example, the EU speeds up delivery of ammunition and drones from existing stock and extends a financial lifeline to Kyiv by confiscating the $250 billion worth of frozen Russian assets sitting in its banks, the Kremlin may not achieve its strategic goal of Ukraine’s subjugation.—
Alexander Gabuev,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Conquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquest. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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