as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
a holy man for whom the subjection of earthly desires is the path to spiritual perfection
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Noun
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The easy takeover of the city cheered Continental troops into thinking that Quebec City, the last bastion of British control in the province, was but the final victory in an inevitable chain of conquests.—
Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
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Confident of easy conquest, they were instead met by poor, brown, Indigenous Mexican fighters who refused to kneel.—
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Will the domination over the Carolina Hurricanes remain?—
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Augustine was concerned about the human lust for domination, and how leaders and institutions needed to work to put boundaries on unchecked power.—
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“Subjection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjection. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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