as in to conquer
to bring under one's control by force of arms
explorers who subjugated the natives in the name of religion
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Recent Examples of subjugate
Jerry’s shock-and-awe ground invasion is positively inelegant compared to
Cannon’s method of subjugating populations.
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Katie Rife, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
Her physical self lies beneath consideration, eaten by a memoir, subjugated and brutalized to prop up an identity.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
After subjugating all of Ukraine, Putin would probably focus on the Baltic states—NATO members covered by the alliance’s security umbrella but claimed as historic Russian lands by Putin.
—Hans Binnendijk, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2024
But the threat of escalation is key to subjugating Taiwan without large-scale warfare.
—Kyle Balzer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2024
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Katie Rife, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
Her physical self lies beneath consideration, eaten by a memoir, subjugated and brutalized to prop up an identity.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
After subjugating all of Ukraine, Putin would probably focus on the Baltic states—NATO members covered by the alliance’s security umbrella but claimed as historic Russian lands by Putin.
—Hans Binnendijk, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2024
But the threat of escalation is key to subjugating Taiwan without large-scale warfare.
—Kyle Balzer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subjugate
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That means that this one very human skill is what your career needs, in order to conquer the future of work.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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King Godfrey of Bouillon, who conquered the region, carried it as his personal coat of arms.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Jan. 2025
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Old tires were set ablaze beneath it and the fire department was called to subdue the flames, and the mob.—
Mary Logan Bikoff,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The money will benefit first responders — who are still working to subdue the catastrophic flames in multiple parts of L.A. — as well as many of the tens of thousands of residents who have been displaced from their homes due to evacuation orders around the city.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
17 Jan. 2025
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Last year, the Rust Belt dominated Zillow's annual market ranking.—
Sommer Brugal,
Axios,
13 Jan. 2025
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While reports of Chrome double-click attacks, VPN backdoor threats, two-factor authentication bypass and Gmail attacks dominate the headlines; privacy issues are never far from reach either.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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In one sketch, Chase plays a man interviewing Pryor for a job, and subjects him to a word-association test.—
Susan Morrison,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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If so, a regulator could subject the fee to the same tax treatment as sports wagering.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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In a nearly a three-hour match Friday in Melbourne, Vekić defeated No. 12 seed Diana Shnaider 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 7-5 to advance to the round of 16.—
Jill Martin,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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But the white population usually defeats the preferred candidate of Black voters.—
Cheyanne M. Daniels,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Subjugate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjugate. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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