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 Pistons matchup represents the second straight game in a back-to-back slate of bouts for Cleveland, who vanquished the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, 118-113, despite a mammoth 40-point, 14-rebound, nine-assist night from two-time league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Their work wasn’t done yet though; the pair may have vanquished the queens, but still had to finish off the title.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Having vanquished the murderous alliance of her love interest Tyler (Hunter Doohan) and teacher Marilyn Thornhill (Christina Ricci), who had been conspiring against the school’s outcast denizens, she’s hailed as a hero.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
With the sorting barrier vanquished, the new algorithm’s runtime isn’t close to any fundamental limit that computer scientists know of.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Their work wasn’t done yet though; the pair may have vanquished the queens, but still had to finish off the title.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Having vanquished the murderous alliance of her love interest Tyler (Hunter Doohan) and teacher Marilyn Thornhill (Christina Ricci), who had been conspiring against the school’s outcast denizens, she’s hailed as a hero.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
With the sorting barrier vanquished, the new algorithm’s runtime isn’t close to any fundamental limit that computer scientists know of.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanquished
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Having conquered the pop world with ease, Rosalía is now embracing difficulty.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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And some fears really can be conquered.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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Trade discussions dominated those meetings, but there were signs of growing tensions over Beijing’s surging conventional and nuclear arsenal.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Last year’s ceremony saw Beyoncé make history with Album of the Year, while Kendrick Lamar dominated the rap categories, leaving with five trophies of his own.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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His coaches, Roy Hallenbeck and Ken Williams, subjected him to the same ribbing as every other player, even teasing him about his preference for wearing the same size too-small jersey for all four years, so that by senior year his biceps stretched the sleeves to their limit.—
Ben Watanabe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Toronto subjected Yamamoto to heavy traffic and high stress from the outset.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The critics, producers hoped, might be subdued.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Musk’s reaction to Isaacman’s re-nomination was celebratory but subdued.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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The first turned a fourth-quarter fumble into a 59-yard score when Achane burst through a tired, and seemingly defeated Buffalo defensive front and outsprinted the Bills’ entire secondary to the end zone.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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In nonplayoff action, Ben Chen rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns as Westford Academy defeated Newton South, 33-13.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Vanquished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanquished. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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