as in subdued
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as in conquered
to bring under one's control by force of arms
explorers who subjugated the natives in the name of religion
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Recent Examples of subjugated
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
The Spanish subjugated and enslaved the indigenous population of the Canaries—the Guanches—exporting some of them to Madeira or Europe, while others were forced to labor on Canarian sugar plantations.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
All expanded the Russian empire -- and subjugated the people and areas that now form Ukraine.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
Not forcing her to go means hurting the other girl, forcing her to go means teaching your daughter that her own comfort should be subjugated to make someone else happy.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for subjugated
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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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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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Silicon Valley grew convinced that other difficult tasks would soon be conquered.—
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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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Sharif’s fate in the 1948 segment should not be revealed when discussing Dabis’ film, which then moves forward 30 years, with the adult Salim (Saleh Bakri) married to Hanan in the occupied West Bank.—
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Remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions, or stay near occupied lifeguard towers.—
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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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The 38 abducted worshipers were freed almost a week later.—
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Based on the Arsène Lupin character Maurice Leblanc created in the early 1900s, the series initially followed Assane’s revenge mission against the Pellegrini family who wronged his father, before morphing into a search for his abducted son and then on to his mission to steal the Black Pearl.—
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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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“Subjugated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjugated. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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