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as in dominated
to bring under one's control by force of arms
before his final defeat, Napoléon had managed to conquer much of Europe
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as in defeated
to achieve a victory over
love conquers all, or so romance novels would have us believe
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as in prevailed
to achieve victory (as in a contest)
a coach who demands that his team conquer, whatever the cost
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Recent Examples of conquered
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
Silicon Valley grew convinced that other difficult tasks would soon be conquered.
—Cal Newport, New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2025
Russia has illegally annexed Ukraine’s Donbas region but has not fully conquered it.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
The human race has been almost entirely conquered, but through gestures like this one, he’s touchingly committed to keeping civilization alive.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Ukraine will not cede territory in the Donbas that Russia has not conquered, as the Kremlin demands.
—Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2025
Book banners have had their moments but never conquered basics of human behavior.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
This is important because that includes territory that Russia hasn't fully conquered at this point.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
And some fears really can be conquered.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
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The museum has never shied away from the more problematic areas of British art history, including art made in countries that Englands conquered or colonized.
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Green Bay dominated Chicago for years.—
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The junior guard scored 20 points — including a couple of highlight-reel dunks — as host West Aurora dominated crosstown rival East Aurora during an 80-52 Upstate Eight West victory.—
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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.—
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In nonplayoff action, Ben Chen rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns as Westford Academy defeated Newton South, 33-13.—
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With president of baseball and business operations Derek Falvey in charge, the Twins have gone to arbitration hearings three times and the team has prevailed each time (Kyle Gibson in 2018, José Berríos in 2020 and Nick Gordon 2024).—
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San Jose has prevailed in five of its last six outings, including Tuesday’s win over Columbus.—
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But over the past several decades, scholars have made headway in piecing together the ideas and actions of resistance leaders such as Aponte, as well as of the enslaved themselves.—
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These courts originated in the 1690 Act for the Better Ordering of Slaves and operated for more than 150 years outside constitutional protection, explicitly denying enslaved people the trial rights that white Americans enjoyed.—
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Francis, for his part, subjected the Church’s right wing to closer scrutiny by the Vatican.—
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The 2025 evaluation subjected electric vehicles to some of the harshest real-world conditions in the global auto industry.—
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Keldon Johnson had 27 points, Victor Wembanyama added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists from Luka Doncic to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-91 on Wednesday night.—
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In 2017, for instance, prosecutors in Contra Costa overcame an insanity defense by William Shultz, who murdered a 9-year-old Discovery Bay boy during a sleepover and blamed it on a delusion about an impending World War III.—
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The Bruins won for the fifth time in six games despite going 0 for 6 on the power play a day after beating the Rangers 10-2.—
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One Battle After Another led the show's nominations with nine in total, including Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and nods for his costars Chase Infiniti, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and Teyana Taylor, who won Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture.—
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More subdued is the second iteration, which features a white base with cream overlays.—
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For the best mood-boosting environment, Wadden suggests balancing the brighter color with more subdued neutrals.—
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“Conquered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquered. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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