as in conquered
to bring under one's control by force of arms
vanquished nation after nation in his relentless conquest of Europe
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Recent Examples of vanquished
Thore Graepel may have been the first human to be vanquished by a superintelligence.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
By the time Saturday’s competition was completed, by the time Johnson vanquished San Antonio Spurs rookie forward Carter Bryant in the championship round, the charisma of the Bay Area product had enveloped the Los Angeles Clippers’ arena to the degree that he was being embraced as one of their own.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
With no Texas Tech — the team the Longhorns vanquished in the WCWS finals a year ago — on the nonconference schedule like last season, a home series with Oklahoma April 10-12 edges out a home series with Texas A&M March 27-29 for the hottest ticket of the season.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
At Ebbets Field, on July 12th, whatever residual uncertainty there was of Robinson’s dominance is vanquished at the All-Star Game, the first to have Black players in the lineup.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
By the time Saturday’s competition was completed, by the time Johnson vanquished San Antonio Spurs rookie forward Carter Bryant in the championship round, the charisma of the Bay Area product had enveloped the Los Angeles Clippers’ arena to the degree that he was being embraced as one of their own.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
With no Texas Tech — the team the Longhorns vanquished in the WCWS finals a year ago — on the nonconference schedule like last season, a home series with Oklahoma April 10-12 edges out a home series with Texas A&M March 27-29 for the hottest ticket of the season.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
At Ebbets Field, on July 12th, whatever residual uncertainty there was of Robinson’s dominance is vanquished at the All-Star Game, the first to have Black players in the lineup.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanquished
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Here was a man who had conquered eight halls of fame, had traveled the world many times over, and nothing compared to his home.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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His father conquered mass culture.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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North Paulding baseball coach Matt Richardson broke tradition on Monday when his team dominated a Georgia powerhouse to make the state championship.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
22 May 2026
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Busch dominated the October 2016 Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 from the pole for the third straight year, leading 150 of 200 laps for his 85th career Xfinity Series win.—
Jeff Rosen,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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The incident subjected museum leadership to intense scrutiny over the security lapse, which independent investigations have framed as symptomatic of broader systemic infrastructure failures.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
18 May 2026
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Pennsylvania subjected everything she was left to inheritance tax at the state’s top 15% rate.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Aside from the occasional siren and the presence of television crews along the sidewalk, the atmosphere was subdued and traffic around the hospital continued to move steadily.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The thin layer of this paint looked nice and subdued under this dark spot on our porch.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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McGregor first fought at welterweight in 2016 in a shocking loss to Diaz, then defeated Diaz later that year, again in the 170-pound division.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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True North Classical Academy defeated SLAM (Tampa) in five sets in the 1A state final.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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“Vanquished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanquished. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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