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
In the 40-minute video, titled Persistence (2025), Cammock, who won the Turner Prize in 2019, mentions Oliver Cromwell’s conquest of Ireland, which included a famine.
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 18 June 2026
To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 18 June 2026
In the first 30 days of this assault, Israel killed at least 4,100 children—roughly eight times as many children as Russia killed in 21 months during its war of conquest in Ukraine.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
This provided the key insight on how vaccines work, which in turn led to the twentieth-century conquest of the most common infectious diseases.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 18 June 2026
To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 18 June 2026
In the first 30 days of this assault, Israel killed at least 4,100 children—roughly eight times as many children as Russia killed in 21 months during its war of conquest in Ukraine.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
This provided the key insight on how vaccines work, which in turn led to the twentieth-century conquest of the most common infectious diseases.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquest
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Over the past 18 months, Blue Origin finally seemed to be gaining momentum, getting closer to reliably launching a gigantic rocket, called New Glenn, that could lift greater payloads and potentially challenge SpaceX’s domination of the sector.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
16 June 2026
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The Spanish domination of the game was complete – on paper.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Testimony to this, kids under 12 only represented 4% of the audience for Masters of the Universe during its opening weekend according to Deadline, with the over 35 age group dominating at 57% and the over 45s, who grew up on the original cartoon, coming to 36%.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Ben Brown’s pitching line didn’t necessarily reflect a dominating outing — one run on seven hits with three walks and three strikeouts in five innings — but his start Saturday night against the Giants was one of his best of the season.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Maybe the typical wedding remains an exercise in female subjugation and compulsory heterosexuality, but straight women aren’t the only characters suffering at the altar.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 May 2026
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For many Indians, the loss of the Koh-i-Noor is symbolic of the country's subjugation under colonial rule.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Conquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquest. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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