as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
a movie about the vanquishing of Egypt by Rome
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as in conquering
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 vanquishing
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
And the Royals came close to vanquishing their longtime adversaries at Kauffman Stadium on Monday afternoon.
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Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
25 May 2026
Vaccines, though, changed it all, essentially vanquishing those diseases in the United States and much of the rest of the world.
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Fran Moreland Johns,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
To that degree, coach Kenny Atkinson said his team going seven games before vanquishing the Toronto Raptors reset the reality of what first-round playoff basketball is about.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
And as Siniaková showed emotion of her own in the joy of vanquishing such a favorite, Andreeva started her walk out of the stadium that would end in cursing and acrimony.
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James Hansen,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
And despite being massively outnumbered and outgunned, Royce led the takedown of four enemy jets and almost destroyed the others, vanquishing his adversaries while taking 263 bullets to his own plane and being seriously hurt.
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Time Staff,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018) Bruce Campbell returns to the role he was born to play in this comedy-horror series 30 years after vanquishing body-possessing demons in The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (1987), and Army of Darkness (1992).
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Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
However, once Hernán Cortés triumphed, the conquistadors went from waging war — vanquishing the Aztecs — to the project of subjugating Indigenous holdouts and building a self-sustaining territory loyal to the crown.
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Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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But for others who have been part of the fabric of UM’s rich football history, witnessing Miami’s vanquishing of Texas A&M, Ohio State and Mississippi was a quite different experience, one enjoyed in different pockets of the country, often best without distractions.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
Trump has made vanquishing his political enemies in the GOP a priority in his second term.
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Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
And the Royals came close to vanquishing their longtime adversaries at Kauffman Stadium on Monday afternoon.
—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
25 May 2026
Vaccines, though, changed it all, essentially vanquishing those diseases in the United States and much of the rest of the world.
—
Fran Moreland Johns,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
To that degree, coach Kenny Atkinson said his team going seven games before vanquishing the Toronto Raptors reset the reality of what first-round playoff basketball is about.
—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
And as Siniaková showed emotion of her own in the joy of vanquishing such a favorite, Andreeva started her walk out of the stadium that would end in cursing and acrimony.
—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
And despite being massively outnumbered and outgunned, Royce led the takedown of four enemy jets and almost destroyed the others, vanquishing his adversaries while taking 263 bullets to his own plane and being seriously hurt.
—
Time Staff,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018) Bruce Campbell returns to the role he was born to play in this comedy-horror series 30 years after vanquishing body-possessing demons in The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (1987), and Army of Darkness (1992).
—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
However, once Hernán Cortés triumphed, the conquistadors went from waging war — vanquishing the Aztecs — to the project of subjugating Indigenous holdouts and building a self-sustaining territory loyal to the crown.
—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanquishing
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To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies, a world where the strong dominated the weak, where power and wealth and status flowed through lineage and the many were ruled by the few.
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Related Stories What these producers share is a conviction that the Canaries’ historical position — as a staging post for conquest, migration and ecological transformation — generates stories with the kind of cross-cultural resonance that buyers in Japan, West Asia and Latin America will recognize.
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Olivia Rodrigo Finally Hits the Downloads Chart’s Summit Rodrigo has come very close to conquering the Official Album Downloads chart in the past, but her first two studio LPs missed the throne by just one space.
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For decades, biologists thought that early tetrapods, ancient vertebrates that started conquering the land over 300 million years ago, developed like modern amphibians—beginning their lives as purely aquatic tadpoles and then metamorphosing into terrestrial adults.
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Testimony to this, kids under 12 only represented 4% of the audience for Masters of the Universe during its opening weekend according to Deadline, with the over 35 age group dominating at 57% and the over 45s, who grew up on the original cartoon, coming to 36%.
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Ben Brown’s pitching line didn’t necessarily reflect a dominating outing — one run on seven hits with three walks and three strikeouts in five innings — but his start Saturday night against the Giants was one of his best of the season.
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Viewers have already seen glimpses of the premiere, which involves Aang and Katara subduing a sea serpent while guiding refugees across a treacherous path.
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Officers then shot her with a Taser, subduing her enough to take her into custody, police said.
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Complete domination from Portugal in the first half.
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After all, the statistical domination was quite clear.
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To avoid subjecting yourself to heat stress, try to do most of your outdoor work in the early morning or at dusk when the weather is cooler.
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Unlike a rocket, which accelerates to escape velocity over a few minutes, subjecting its crew to strong but survivable g-forces, a projectile fired from a cannon accelerates almost instantaneously.
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Head coach Dusty May of the Michigan Wolverines hoists the trophy after defeating the UConn Huskies 69-63.
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Leviatán has been crowned Valorant Masters London champions, defeating Paper Rex 3-2 in a dramatic grand final.
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The strategies aim to do away with piecemeal approaches to overcoming the unique challenges that islands and coastal communities face, offering a comprehensive approach, said Raffaele Fitto, European Commission executive vice president for cohesion and reforms.
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How did overcoming addiction play a role in this album?
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“Vanquishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanquishing. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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