subjugated 1 of 2

past tense of subjugate

subjugated

2 of 2

adjective

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Recent Examples of subjugated
Adjective
All expanded the Russian empire -- and subjugated the people and areas that now form Ukraine. David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subjugated
Verb
  • By the end of Wednesday’s veto episode, Will, Ashley and Keanu were left on the block after nominee Morgan conquered the BB Comics comp and earned herself safety.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Sep. 2025
  • An athlete with limitless potential With a time that conquered some of the nation’s best at 16, what’s next for Lutkenhaus?
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Accompanied by husband Prince William, the Princess of Wales evoked subdued elegance for the somber affair.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The subdued nature of this wine is very inviting, and the varietal character is spot on without announcing itself.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Carr had been a game warden in Northern Rhodesia (as Zambia was then called), where hunting dominated.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Much of the world's launch capacity today is used to deploy smaller communications satellites into low-Earth orbit, primarily for broadband connectivity rather than for the video broadcast market once dominated by higher-altitude geosynchronous satellites.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Richmond served as the functional center for the chattel slavery system in the United States, the capitol city of the Confederacy during the Civil War and was one of the many cities that subjected residents to redlining lending practices.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • French rocket builder and ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace announced the completion of a monthslong test campaign that subjected several subscale prototypes of its propellant tanks to high-pressure burst tests, European Spaceflight reports.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The war in Gaza has sparked a surge of violence in Israel and the occupied West Bank, with a rise in attacks by Palestinian militants as well as settler violence against Palestinians.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Police identified the gunmen as Muthanna Omar, 20, and Muhammad Taha, 21, who are both from villages just outside Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Pitt defeated The White Lotus in the category, though, along Severance, Andor, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, Paradise and Slow Horses.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In-state alog with Miami’s huge win (see above), Fllrida played credibly in a 20-10 loss to 3-LSU, and FIU defeated rival FAU 38-28 in the annual Shula Bowl game.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The United States, Europe, and every nation that claims to stand for law and justice must continue to insist on the return of abducted children as a nonnegotiable precondition for any settlement.
    Irwin Redlener, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The Amber Alert plan in Michigan began in 2001 and is a partnership between law enforcement and the media to immediately disseminate information to the public about an abducted child using the Emergency Alert System.
    Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Subjugated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjugated. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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