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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Top Chef: Just Desserts winner Chris Hanmer changed the game with the 2013 opening of his CH Pâtisserie, and the ensuing decade has seen such newcomers as BibiSol Bodega + Provisions, where chef-owner Marcela Salas combines modern Mexican flavors with ancient Indigenous techniques.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025 -
Vote at the link at the bottom of the winners list, and see all the pictures of the students in the video above.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
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While pestilence crept over the walls of cities and the countryside fell into desolation—many foreign conquerors of Europe knew how to fight and plunder but not to plow or sow—the monks preserved words.—
Bernd Roeck
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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Those proteins—called effectors—attack specific targets that collectively disable the host's defense responses and make the host more hospitable for its bacterial conqueror.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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The victors tomorrow will be the first world champions of the tournament’s new era.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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However, multiple Jeopardy victors who are also married to past winners spoke up online, noting that several other couples had already earned the same distinction.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
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“Subduer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subduer. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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