as in dominated
to bring under one's control by force of arms
Attila the Hun subjected most of Europe to his barbaric pillage
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Recent Examples of subjected
Francis, for his part, subjected the Church’s right wing to closer scrutiny by the Vatican.
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Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
The 2025 evaluation subjected electric vehicles to some of the harshest real-world conditions in the global auto industry.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025
Burrowes has alleged that Combs subjected him to years of verbal, emotional and physical abuse during their time running the company together.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Millions of migrants subjected themselves to this system to experience life in the United States and earn their livelihood in dollars.
—Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Jeevarajan’s team also subjected batteries to overcharging and to electrical shorts.
—Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Nov. 2025
His coaches, Roy Hallenbeck and Ken Williams, subjected him to the same ribbing as every other player, even teasing him about his preference for wearing the same size too-small jersey for all four years, so that by senior year his biceps stretched the sleeves to their limit.
—Ben Watanabe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Toronto subjected Yamamoto to heavy traffic and high stress from the outset.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Echoing his testimony from the third week of Combs’ New York trial, Nash says Combs also subjected him to violent physical assaults.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
The 2025 evaluation subjected electric vehicles to some of the harshest real-world conditions in the global auto industry.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025
Burrowes has alleged that Combs subjected him to years of verbal, emotional and physical abuse during their time running the company together.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Millions of migrants subjected themselves to this system to experience life in the United States and earn their livelihood in dollars.
—Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Jeevarajan’s team also subjected batteries to overcharging and to electrical shorts.
—Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Nov. 2025
His coaches, Roy Hallenbeck and Ken Williams, subjected him to the same ribbing as every other player, even teasing him about his preference for wearing the same size too-small jersey for all four years, so that by senior year his biceps stretched the sleeves to their limit.
—Ben Watanabe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Toronto subjected Yamamoto to heavy traffic and high stress from the outset.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Echoing his testimony from the third week of Combs’ New York trial, Nash says Combs also subjected him to violent physical assaults.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subjected
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Trade discussions dominated those meetings, but there were signs of growing tensions over Beijing’s surging conventional and nuclear arsenal.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Last year’s ceremony saw Beyoncé make history with Album of the Year, while Kendrick Lamar dominated the rap categories, leaving with five trophies of his own.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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The museum has never shied away from the more problematic areas of British art history, including art made in countries that Englands conquered or colonized.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Jan. 2026
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Silicon Valley grew convinced that other difficult tasks would soon be conquered.—
Cal Newport,
New Yorker,
27 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine has subdued the most contagious virus on earth.—
Jerome Adams,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Nazism’s total domination politically and socially found an aesthetic counterpart in the visual reduction of bodies to things, ecstatically subdued before the hypnotic power of a leader, force, or sublime beauty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The first turned a fourth-quarter fumble into a 59-yard score when Achane burst through a tired, and seemingly defeated Buffalo defensive front and outsprinted the Bills’ entire secondary to the end zone.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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In nonplayoff action, Ben Chen rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns as Westford Academy defeated Newton South, 33-13.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Keldon Johnson had 27 points, Victor Wembanyama added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists from Luka Doncic to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-91 on Wednesday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In 2017, for instance, prosecutors in Contra Costa overcame an insanity defense by William Shultz, who murdered a 9-year-old Discovery Bay boy during a sleepover and blamed it on a delusion about an impending World War III.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Subjected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjected. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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