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 subjugating
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Timothy J. Pawl,
The Conversation,
23 Feb. 2026
However, once Hernán Cortés triumphed, the conquistadors went from waging war — vanquishing the Aztecs — to the project of subjugating Indigenous holdouts and building a self-sustaining territory loyal to the crown.
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Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
But these moves and a little patience could help set the conditions for a resolution over time—one that doesn’t involve Russia destroying and subjugating its neighbor.
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Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
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The anti-Zionist project of ending Israel’s existence as a Jewish state implies killing, subjugating, or re-exiling more than half of the world’s Jewish population.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Likewise, meekness once meant not becoming weak, but subjugating power to reason – not letting anger take control.
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Timothy J. Pawl,
The Conversation,
23 Feb. 2026
However, once Hernán Cortés triumphed, the conquistadors went from waging war — vanquishing the Aztecs — to the project of subjugating Indigenous holdouts and building a self-sustaining territory loyal to the crown.
—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
But these moves and a little patience could help set the conditions for a resolution over time—one that doesn’t involve Russia destroying and subjugating its neighbor.
—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subjugating
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To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies, a world where the strong dominated the weak, where power and wealth and status flowed through lineage and the many were ruled by the few.
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Related Stories What these producers share is a conviction that the Canaries’ historical position — as a staging post for conquest, migration and ecological transformation — generates stories with the kind of cross-cultural resonance that buyers in Japan, West Asia and Latin America will recognize.
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Olivia Rodrigo Finally Hits the Downloads Chart’s Summit Rodrigo has come very close to conquering the Official Album Downloads chart in the past, but her first two studio LPs missed the throne by just one space.
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For decades, biologists thought that early tetrapods, ancient vertebrates that started conquering the land over 300 million years ago, developed like modern amphibians—beginning their lives as purely aquatic tadpoles and then metamorphosing into terrestrial adults.
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Testimony to this, kids under 12 only represented 4% of the audience for Masters of the Universe during its opening weekend according to Deadline, with the over 35 age group dominating at 57% and the over 45s, who grew up on the original cartoon, coming to 36%.
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Ben Brown’s pitching line didn’t necessarily reflect a dominating outing — one run on seven hits with three walks and three strikeouts in five innings — but his start Saturday night against the Giants was one of his best of the season.
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Viewers have already seen glimpses of the premiere, which involves Aang and Katara subduing a sea serpent while guiding refugees across a treacherous path.
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Officers then shot her with a Taser, subduing her enough to take her into custody, police said.
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Complete domination from Portugal in the first half.
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After all, the statistical domination was quite clear.
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To avoid subjecting yourself to heat stress, try to do most of your outdoor work in the early morning or at dusk when the weather is cooler.
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Unlike a rocket, which accelerates to escape velocity over a few minutes, subjecting its crew to strong but survivable g-forces, a projectile fired from a cannon accelerates almost instantaneously.
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Head coach Dusty May of the Michigan Wolverines hoists the trophy after defeating the UConn Huskies 69-63.
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Leviatán has been crowned Valorant Masters London champions, defeating Paper Rex 3-2 in a dramatic grand final.
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“Subjugating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjugating. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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