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
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The philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte, a father of German nationalism, even accused Europeans of deliberately keeping German lands fragmented—the better to enlist German valor for their own conquests.
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Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
These symbols further connect the artifact to Zoroastrianism, the state religion of the Sasanian Empire, the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
This site would have operated just a few centuries before Spanish conquest and demonstrates how these cultures lived despite political downturn in the Central Lowlands.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2024
The move led to a 7-6 Game 5 victory, a 4-1 conquest of the Yankees and the Dodgers' first World Series title since 2020 and first in a full season since 1988.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
These symbols further connect the artifact to Zoroastrianism, the state religion of the Sasanian Empire, the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
This site would have operated just a few centuries before Spanish conquest and demonstrates how these cultures lived despite political downturn in the Central Lowlands.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2024
The move led to a 7-6 Game 5 victory, a 4-1 conquest of the Yankees and the Dodgers' first World Series title since 2020 and first in a full season since 1988.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 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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