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
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
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
Mexico’s ‘anti-Hamilton’ musical sparks debate A controversial musical depicting the Spanish conquest of Mexico has ignited a transatlantic debate over Latin American history and identity.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Dry riverbeds, or wadis, that once flowed into or out of the Nile provided land routes of trade, conquest and mining expeditions from the Nile River to the Red Sea.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
That realization became the seed of her writing on slow dating, which reframes love as an unfolding rather than a conquest.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Conquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conquest. Accessed 16 Oct. 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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