conquest
noun
con·quest
ˈkän-ˌkwest 
ˈkäŋ-;
ˈkäŋ-kwəst
1
: the act or process of conquering
2
a
: something conquered
especially
: territory appropriated in war
b
: a person whose favor or hand has been won
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tales of the ancient army's conquests
She was one of his many conquests.
people who boast about their sexual conquests
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Hieronimus said the conquests driving the group’s next chapter will be fueled by L’Oréal’s own science.
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025
The path toward world conquest begins with unlocking the Political Theory Civic and then joining one of the three available Ideologies — Democracy, Fascism, or Communism.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Preserving traces of pollen alongside traces of lead, the cores even allowed researchers to track Aegean land management over time, including the removal of forests and the clearing of agricultural fields that occurred in the area after Roman conquest.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The principal threat was not that the Soviet Union would imminently add Western Europe to its empire through conquest but that, over time, the entire continent would slowly slide into the Soviet sphere of influence.
—Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025
The path toward world conquest begins with unlocking the Political Theory Civic and then joining one of the three available Ideologies — Democracy, Fascism, or Communism.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Preserving traces of pollen alongside traces of lead, the cores even allowed researchers to track Aegean land management over time, including the removal of forests and the clearing of agricultural fields that occurred in the area after Roman conquest.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The principal threat was not that the Soviet Union would imminently add Western Europe to its empire through conquest but that, over time, the entire continent would slowly slide into the Soviet sphere of influence.
—Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Conquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conquest. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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conquest
noun
con·quest
ˈkän-ˌkwest
ˈkäŋ-
1
: the act or process of conquering
2
: something conquered
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