as in to conquer
to bring under one's control by force of arms
explorers who subjugated the natives in the name of religion
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as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
the subjugation of much of Europe by Napoléon
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Recent Examples of subjugate
Armond White, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025
The need to subjugate or put you in a beta role becomes overwhelming.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
For generations, Black hair has been subjugated, limited, and stripped of choice.
—Cierra Black, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
In his first term, President Donald Trump initially promised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a free hand to subjugate the Kurdish region of northern Syria before reversing his decision and reaffirming the U.S. commitment to Kurdish autonomy.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
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This Better-Than List calls out those films and filmmakers who triumphed, defeating those who subjugated moviegoers to fear, bias, and ignorance.
—Armond White, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025
The need to subjugate or put you in a beta role becomes overwhelming.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
For generations, Black hair has been subjugated, limited, and stripped of choice.
—Cierra Black, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
In his first term, President Donald Trump initially promised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a free hand to subjugate the Kurdish region of northern Syria before reversing his decision and reaffirming the U.S. commitment to Kurdish autonomy.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subjugate
Verb
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The story of Dieter that so cracks up Helena could also be interpreted as something about the pointlessness of trying to coexist with nature, when man is meant to conquer it.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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But behind all the drama, The Notebook remains an incredibly romantic story about love conquering all — time, illness, and especially stubborn personalities.—
Janey Tracey,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Hieronimus said the conquests driving the group’s next chapter will be fueled by L’Oréal’s own science.—
Jennifer Weil,
WWD,
7 Feb. 2025
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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
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Harissa, a hot chili pepper paste, is subdued by a zesty orange flavor.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2025
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Swift subdued Beauty brands aren’t making as many appearances at this year’s Super Bowl, despite Taylor Swift likely making another appearance to support her boyfriend, Chiefs player Travis Kelce.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by federal employment, project allocations and the power of money is ever present and is gravely to be regarded.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Dua Lipa bested Beyoncé protégées Chloe x Halle, musical prodigy H.E.R., and country phenom Luke Combs, and has since had a slow burn toward pop domination.—
Marcus Jones,
EW.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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For the past year and a half, the story of Tapestry was dominated a series of questions around the company’s $8.5 billion deal to buy Capri Holdings — from how the firm would turn around Michael Kors once the deal closed to whether the deal would close at all.—
Evan Clark,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, the foundation will focus on developing talent and smaller, less computationally intensive models, in regions outside the small group of countries that currently dominate AI’s development.—
Harry Booth / Paris,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Parisa keeps the cringe train chugging along by subjecting Grant to a full-on PowerPoint presentation about their future together, including creepy AI pictures of her pregnant.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Aside from arguing the executive order’s constitutionality, the states say the order would subject all the children affected by it to deportation and make many of them stateless.—
Gene Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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In response, Israel has resolved that Hamas and other extremist factions must be not just deterred but decisively defeated.—
Jane Harman,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
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Elsewhere in the league, Jimmy Butler made his Golden State Warriors debut, scoring 25 points to help his new team erase a 24-point third quarter deficit to defeat one of his former teams, the Chicago Bulls, 132-111.—
Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Subjugate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjugate. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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