as in winners
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
a parade for the triumphal return of the empire's most celebrated vanquisher
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Recent Examples of vanquishers
That included midfielder Mariona Caldentey, who returned to preseason training with Arsenal and had to face several of her English vanquishers, including captain Leah Williamson, Chloe Kelly, Beth Mead, Alessia Russo and Lotte Wubben-Moy.
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Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanquishers
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Organizations that adopt this mindset at scale in the coming years will be the true winners—in the marketplace, within their communities, and even on the battlefield.—
Phil Gilbert,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Previous winners include Mia McKenna-Bruce, Lashana Lynch, Letitia Wright, James McAvoy, Eva Green, Daniel Kaluuya, Kristen Stewart, Tom Hardy, Emma Mackey and, most recently, David Jonsson who received the award at the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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At the same time, the New World’s conquerors mocked the idea of humanity’s oneness, laying the foundation for race supremacy.—
Greg Grandin
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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The American conquerors of Hawaii wanted this game banned.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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Even more moderate victors from Tuesday’s elections have stressed affordability.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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With progressive incumbent Alison Coombs not in contention Tuesday, the five victors, including another incumbent, will increase the council’s left-leaning representation to six on the 11-member body if the results hold.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Vanquishers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanquishers. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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