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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Examples of conquest in a Sentence
tales of the ancient army's conquests
She was one of his many conquests.
people who boast about their sexual conquests
Recent Examples on the Web
The outcome was centuries of conquest and subjugation.
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Editorial Board, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
That’s the source of conflict over land, from the earliest conquests of raiding tribes from the East to today’s resistance to the threats of changes in neighborhoods.
—Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2024
After two seasons in Kansas City, Valdes-Scantling signed a one-year deal with the AFC rival Bills and was among the handful of former Chiefs to celebrate the stirring run of four playoff triumphs, capped by the 25-22 overtime conquest of the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
Those eventual conquests are made all the more satisfying for the early struggles Manor Lords forces you through to build your town up from nothing.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 10 May 2024
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Editorial Board, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
That’s the source of conflict over land, from the earliest conquests of raiding tribes from the East to today’s resistance to the threats of changes in neighborhoods.
—Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2024
After two seasons in Kansas City, Valdes-Scantling signed a one-year deal with the AFC rival Bills and was among the handful of former Chiefs to celebrate the stirring run of four playoff triumphs, capped by the 25-22 overtime conquest of the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
Those eventual conquests are made all the more satisfying for the early struggles Manor Lords forces you through to build your town up from nothing.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 10 May 2024
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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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