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verb

past tense of conquer
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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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2
as in defeated
to achieve a victory over love conquers all, or so romance novels would have us believe

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3
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
Verb
Scarlett Johansson has conquered the superhero franchise, been nominated for several prestigious awards and years ago made her way into Saturday Night Live’s prestigious Five-Timers Club. — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025 By contrast, Xinjiang was conquered in the mid-18th century by the Qing dynasty (around the same time the British were marching on India) and then claimed by the current People’s Republic of China after its formation in 1949. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquered
  1. dominated
  2. prevailed
  3. enslaved
  4. won
  5. subdued
  6. mastered
  7. bound
  8. captive
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  • Sampson and Emerson take a first look at Notre Dame versus Georgia, a series the Bulldogs have dominated, even though the past two on-campus matchups came down to the very end.
    — Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Notre Dame dominated 27-17 in a game in which Indiana scored two late touchdowns.
    — Marc Weiszer, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of dominated
Verb
  • After a years-long dispute in court, the chief executive of concert promoter Knitting Factory has prevailed to take control of the beloved Pioneertown music venue Pappy & Harriet’s.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • One of Ohio State's two losses this season came at the hands of the Ducks in a mid-October clash, where Oregon prevailed 32-21.
    — Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of prevailed
Adjective
  • These escaped enslaved people created their own culture in defiance of the Code Noir, French colonial laws that tried to stamp out African spirituality in favor of Roman Catholicism.
    — Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
  • In 1856, enslaved people built the white clapboard structure when what is now Leawood and south Kansas City were large swaths of prairie.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
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  • Thirteen Mega Millions jackpots have been won during December since the game began in 2002.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • It's only been won three times, which is the fewest won in any single year since the game began.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of won
Adjective
  • Skewing your green selections toward a more earthy aesthetic will help set a more subdued tone that helps enhance your room’s overall design rather than trying to steal the show.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Last year, Marina traded the glitz and glam of her pop persona for the more subdued reflections of a poet.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of subdued
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  • And Valverde has mastered this facet of the game, with five of his six goals this season coming from shots from outside the penalty area — the most by any player in Europe’s top five domestic leagues.
    — Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Things happened—or didn’t happen—depending on who had the ear of the president at any moment and who had mastered the dark arts of bureaucratic warfare.
    — Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of mastered
Adjective
  • The cap should be flexible to reflect market needs rather than remain bound to an arbitrary limit set nearly two decades ago.
    — Sweta Khandelwal, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • In 2004, a team of researchers found that the best any algorithm could do for the library sorting problem—in other words, the ultimate lower bound—was log n.
    — Steve Nadis, WIRED, 16 Feb. 2025
Definition of bound
Adjective
  • Per the warrant, the victim alleged to detectives that he had been held captive by Sullivan for 20 years, after being removed from school in fourth grade.
    — Escher Walcott, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • He has now been held captive for 526 days as of Saturday, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said.
    — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
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