subjecting 1 of 2

as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control a time when the subjecting of much of Asia and Africa to European rule was at its culmination

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subjecting

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verb

present participle of subject

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Recent Examples of subjecting
Verb
By implementing rigorous controls and subjecting them to human scrutiny, companies can guide this powerful technology toward valuable outcomes while mitigating risk factors. Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Trump has a difficult relationship with Zelensky, subjecting the Ukrainian leader to public and pointed criticism during his visit to the Oval Office in February. Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025 To mete out those funds, the agency pores over at least tens of thousands of grant applications every year, subjecting them to reviews from multiple panels of experts; only about 20 percent are funded, or sometimes far less. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025 That is a nasty process which involves digging up Ambar’s still-fresh corpse, then subjecting it to various grisly indignities night after night as retribution gets visited upon our heroine’s persecutors. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subjecting
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
  • 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
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
  • Both were standouts from the 2018 House blue wave — moms with national security credentials, conquering old Republican suburbs.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • It's been part of an incredible run of comp wins for Pope over the last month that also includes five veto victories and conquering the White Locust competition.
    Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Holladay, 42, ran against Wing in 2024, with Wing narrowly defeating the Democratic challenger by a margin of 7,541 to 7,255.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions picked up another win, defeating the Cleveland Browns.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Not long after Scopely set out on this path, then-Disney execs Tim O’Brien and Javier Ferreira joined Driver in his quest for mobile-gaming domination.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Morgan Pope continued her domination of the game and further cemented herself as the favorite to win season 27.
    Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 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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“Subjecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjecting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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