as in to conquer
to bring under one's control by force of arms
vanquished nation after nation in his relentless conquest of Europe
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Recent Examples of vanquish
The Wild Robot’s underlying theme — humanity vanquished — is depressing.
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Armond White, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025
Athena more consistently vanquishes Revenants from the Vow of Return (Oath).
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Trump has mostly vanquished voices of dissent within the Republican Party, which was once dominated by national security hawks who called for tough stances against Russia.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
In one undercover video, which was recorded by Solis in Madigan’s office a few days after his No. 1 political nemesis, Republican Bruce Rauner, lost his reelection bid in November 2018, Madigan seemed positively giddy to have vanquished his longtime foe.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025
Athena more consistently vanquishes Revenants from the Vow of Return (Oath).
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Trump has mostly vanquished voices of dissent within the Republican Party, which was once dominated by national security hawks who called for tough stances against Russia.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
In one undercover video, which was recorded by Solis in Madigan’s office a few days after his No. 1 political nemesis, Republican Bruce Rauner, lost his reelection bid in November 2018, Madigan seemed positively giddy to have vanquished his longtime foe.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanquish
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This year, he was tasked with conquering the opponent’s best hitters in Game 1, and that doesn’t figure to change.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Italy’s style of football is designed to defend, not to conquer.—
Philipp Lahm,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The clean, modern lines, subdued colors, abundant natural light, and open floor plan all checked out.—
Berit Thorkelson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Apr. 2025
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Looking ahead, Wolf reckoned that EMs can move higher if the U.S. dollar continues to weaken and the impact of tariffs on overall trade is subdued.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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Houston and Florida play for title and put a different spin on the underdog role to wrap the NCAA Tournament UConn returns to top of women’s basketball, dominates South Carolina 82-59 to capture its 12th NCAA title Tomislav Ivišić will return to Illinois — and be joined by twin Zvonimir.—
Alanis Thames,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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The singer-songwriter has spent the past several years not just dominating the music rankings in the U.S. and abroad, but essentially rewriting what commercial success looks like for a solo artist in the modern age.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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In addition to subjecting them to electric shocks for interrogations, guards would force prisoners to stand in uncomfortable positions and then hit them in the genitals or knock them to the ground, according to Shyshko.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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But plastic is a poor reflector of X-rays, which allowed the deadly disc to evade detection and subjecting the mother, grandmother and beloved family matriarch to prolonged anguish that culminated in her death on Dec. 13, 2023.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Out of Spokane Regional 1, No. 1 overall seed UCLA advances to their first Final Four in program history in the modern era after defeating No. 3 LSU, 72-65.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Orange County officials pitched a sales tax increase to voters that was soundly defeated in 2022.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
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Both Banchero and Wagner, who started alongside Cory Joseph, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Wendell Carter Jr., were able to overcome the defensive attention from the Kings and attack the basket with ease.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
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Recognizing these challenges is the first step toward overcoming them.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Vanquish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanquish. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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