as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
the game's subduers went out for burgers and shakes to celebrate their win over the former state champions
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Noun
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Milwaukee answered with a 3-ball to stay alive, but Kyle Kuzma missed a potential game-winner from midcourt as time ran out.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026 -
Major winners in the field include Bradley, Day, Koepka, Matsuyama, Rose, Schauffele and Spaun, as well as Wyndham Clark, Adam Scott and Gary Woodland.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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What to know: Cue the eardrum-shattering screams because the K-pop conquerors are back.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
16 Jan. 2026
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Battle of the Champions will see seven returning Broth Belt winners heading back to their cauldrons to determine the ultimate kitchen conqueror.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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The victor will represent California’s 1st Congressional District with its current boundaries, which stretch from the northern outskirts of Sacramento, through Redding to the Oregon border and to Alturas in the state’s northeast corner.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Johnson, the eventual victor, threw his hat in the ring in October — after multiple other progressive candidates entered the fray.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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That included midfielder Mariona Caldentey, who returned to preseason training with Arsenal and had to face several of her English vanquishers, including captain Leah Williamson, Chloe Kelly, Beth Mead, Alessia Russo and Lotte Wubben-Moy.—
Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Subduer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subduer. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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