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subduing

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verb

present participle of subdue
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subduing

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of subduing
Adjective
The Giants won in all kinds of encouraging ways while subduing the wild-card-leading Cubs in a 5-2 victory Tuesday night. Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 The two also showed a demonstration of what a K9 takedown looks like, with Humphries acting as a target and K9 Bob subduing him. Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subduing
Noun
  • Dry riverbeds, or wadis, that once flowed into or out of the Nile provided land routes of trade, conquest and mining expeditions from the Nile River to the Red Sea.
    Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • That realization became the seed of her writing on slow dating, which reframes love as an unfolding rather than a conquest.
    Essence, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At that point, the Cowboys were well on their way to their second win of the season, defeating the New York Jets 37-22.
    Jon Machota, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • After defeating Colorado 35-21 on Saturday, TCU sits at 4-1 and 1-1 in the conference two games into its Big 12 slate.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These terrorists are going about on a jihad and conquering territories and renaming them accordingly.
    Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Their methods—ruthless melodic math, brazenly artificial production, and an odd soft spot for reggae rhythms—helped define the world-conquering sound of Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Rather than quelling terrorist attacks, permanently suppressing Palestinian aspirations would likely fuel an endless insurgency.
    Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Giddey also took a significant step toward quelling concerns about him as a shooter.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Mineral formulas also tend to be fragrance-free, noncomedogenic, and noninflammatory, says Dr. Engelman.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Burgum, 67 years old and known for a casual style and noninflammatory rhetoric, was never a significant presence in the race.
    John McCormick, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2023
Adjective
  • The infamously monotone and unemotional Young behind the green.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Inadequate manager preparation: Many managers receive little to no training on how to handle layoff conversations with sensitivity, often defaulting to brief, unemotional exchanges that feel insulting to departing employees.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Just keep an eye on the run defense In a dominating win like Sunday’s, looking for any negatives is nitpicking, but the Cowboys’ run defense struggles are worth highlighting.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The Broncos are 2-2 and coming off a dominating 28-3 victory over the struggling Cincinnati Bengals.
    Hunter Simpson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For Woodruff, The Green Kitchen was born out of her own healing journey after overcoming the Epstein-Barr virus and heavy metal toxicity through mindful eating and nutrient-dense foods.
    Wyles Daniel, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • To help engineers manage these thoughts, IEEE Women in Engineering held a webinar on building confidence and overcoming anxiety.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025

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