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- the subduing of the wild horse was accomplished by a method reputedly used by Plains Indians
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of subduing (Entry 3 of 3)
- subdued her fear of the dark by joining a club for spelunkers
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- edging (out),
- nosing out,
- pipping
- [British]
- annihilating,
- blowing away,
- blowing out,
- bombing,
- breaking,
- burying,
- clobbering,
- creaming,
- crushing,
- drubbing,
- finishing,
- flattening,
- overwhelming,
- routing,
- shellacking,
- skinning,
- slaughtering,
- smoking
- [slang],
- snowing under,
- thrashing,
- trouncing,
- upsetting,
- walloping,
- waxing
- [slang],
- whipping
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- subdued the rebels and sent their leaders to the gallows
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- labored through the night to subdue the river's rising waters by building a wall of sandbags around their property
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“Subduing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subduing. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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