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 old guard is vanquished and what’s new is in charge now.
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Greg Cote
january 5, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
Monsters are vanquished, vessels become heroes, and there is so much forehead touching, both sinister and romantic.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Quenneville’s Chicago Blackhawks beat the Ducks in the 2015 Western Conference finals and then vanquished Cooper’s Lightning for their third Stanley Cup title in six years.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
In less than an hour of fighting, the Jacobites were defeated and all attempts to restore the Stuarts to the British throne were vanquished.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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Greg Cote
january 5, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
Monsters are vanquished, vessels become heroes, and there is so much forehead touching, both sinister and romantic.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Quenneville’s Chicago Blackhawks beat the Ducks in the 2015 Western Conference finals and then vanquished Cooper’s Lightning for their third Stanley Cup title in six years.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
In less than an hour of fighting, the Jacobites were defeated and all attempts to restore the Stuarts to the British throne were vanquished.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vanquished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanquished
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The tournament of Ashford takes place in 209 AC (short for After the Conquest, when Aegon Targaryen conquered Westeros), while Ned Stark’s execution happens in 298 AC.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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And having already successfully conquered so many cable-style reality formats (docuseries, food shows, dating experiments), the streamer is now aiming its programming artillery — and algorithm — at one of the few remaining formats still dominated by broadcast networks such as ABC and NBC.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2026
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While grand cinematic simulators with deep systems and flight models dominated the early part of the decade, the late '90s saw the emergence of more arcade-style dogfighting games like Rogue Squadron and Colony Wars.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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While some apps are experimental or low-effort, the approach mirrors the early days of iOS and Android app stores, where quirky and test apps dominated before the ecosystem matured.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the seventeenth century, the Dutch East India’s colony at Cape Town subjected indigenous people who hoped to trade with their soldiers, sailors, and farmers to different rules and planted thorn bushes to keep them out of the European settlement.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Senate State Affairs Committee rejected a bill that would have subjected the fund to greater oversight, after an earlier tie vote left the measure in limbo.—
Joshua Haiar,
States Newsroom,
27 Jan. 2026
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The build has felt oddly subdued for much of the month, largely because the focus shifted toward promoting the quarterly Peacock special instead.—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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All this, while equity indexes have held near record highs, corporate-debt spreads are subdued and bond-market volatility remains sleepy.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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Rehmet, a veteran and labor union leader, defeated Republican activist and entrepreneur Leigh Wambsganss to represent Texas' 9th Senate district, located in the Fort Worth area.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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So are some other 2020 finalists, Bono the Havanese, Wilma the boxer — and Siba, the standard poodle who defeated them all to claim that year’s best in show award.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Vanquished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanquished. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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