as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
a military occupation that was seen by the people of that country as just another subjugating by an outside power
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as in conquering
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 Synonyms for subjugating
Noun
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Layoffs are never an easy part of a post-merger integration process in terms of employee morale, but for Ellison and his management team there is also the matter of the company’s next M&A conquest.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025 -
Much of the conquest talk indeed was nothing more than aspirational propaganda.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And when was conquering ever a good thing?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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These terrorists are going about on a jihad and conquering territories and renaming them accordingly.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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And all signs point to Malinin’s dominating in Milan, much as fellow American Nathan Chen did at the 2022 Beijing Games (Chen left competitive skating after his gold).—
Nick Zaccardi,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Mustangs are a couple years removed from their dominating DII-AA run under former coach Trent Dilfer, recently fired from UAB.—
Jacob Shames,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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If the American consensus is that China cheats on trade and dreams of global domination, the Chinese view is that America is just the latest in a long line of colonial powers that plot to keep their country down.—
Christopher Smart,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Chinese plan for space domination looks a lot like the way China came to control markets in 5G or rare earths.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This discovery cuts down on the need to retest, subjecting patients to more needle sticks.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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Lucido's office said Martin also has a habitual offender, fourth-offense notice, subjecting him to life in prison if he is convicted of any of the primary felony charges, according to a release.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Polls show the race tightening as Mamdani looks to hold his lead after defeating Cuomo in a stunning upset in the June primary.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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His team fell one win — one run — short of defeating baseball’s behemoth in the World Series.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Subjugating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjugating. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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