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
The Padres were playing the team that vanquished them in the National League Wild Card Series in October.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Rather, Palestinians are existential obstacles to be vanquished.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Thore Graepel may have been the first human to be vanquished by a superintelligence.
—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
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Rather, Palestinians are existential obstacles to be vanquished.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Thore Graepel may have been the first human to be vanquished by a superintelligence.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanquished
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The Defenders will have the unique advantage of playing for a second consecutive title in front of their home crowd, but the Kings already conquered one hostile road environment under high-stakes circumstances in their playoff win over the Battlehawks at The Dome last week.—
Juan Carlos Blanco,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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America, of course, had not conquered fear.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
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Roki Sasaki dominated early, facing one over the minimum through five innings, before giving up back-to-back homers to Gunnar Henderson and Pete Alonso.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The smash has now dominated the 60-space ranking for three consecutive periods.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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For an entire weekend, these architects lived and hung out together while scientists subjected them to a litany of personality tests.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
17 June 2026
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For years, Dee Dee allegedly subjected her daughter to Munchausen syndrome by proxy.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Despite the scale of the tournament, investor expectations have been relatively subdued due to the macro backdrop, geopolitical uncertainty and growing concerns about the dwindling consumer demand, JPMorgan strategists wrote.—
Deena Zaidi,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
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Seleção supporters expected the flowing, entertaining play of Pelé’s era and were subdued before Vinícius evened the score with his spectacular angled effort.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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New York City exploded with joy on Saturday night, with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets after the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA finals.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Jalen Brunson finished with 45 points as the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to earn their first title since 1973.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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“Vanquished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanquished. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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