as in domination
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
the conquest of much of North and South America by the Spanish during the 16th century
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Recent Examples of conquest
Wars that lasted a hundred years, wars between Lutherans and Catholics and between Christians and Muslims, the siege of Constantinople, Mitteleuropa’s peasant rebellions, the lowland’s revolt against Spain, England’s conquest of Ireland.
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Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
The Qing dynastic efforts to integrate Taiwan into the empire were not about wealth or conquest.
—David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
Until recently, the Norman conquest of England was one of the most famous historical episodes in Anglo-American culture.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Some meet peacefully during small-scale migrations; others collide in violent intercontinental conquest.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
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Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
The Qing dynastic efforts to integrate Taiwan into the empire were not about wealth or conquest.
—David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
Until recently, the Norman conquest of England was one of the most famous historical episodes in Anglo-American culture.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Some meet peacefully during small-scale migrations; others collide in violent intercontinental conquest.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conquest
Noun
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The Row continued its domination in austere accessories.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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But over the past year, YouTube’s domination of The Gauge has unnerved executives at some competitors.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Advertisements followed suit, making men’s desire once again a dominating factor in how stories are told, and how women are portrayed.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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But as streaming and digital became the dominating form of film consumption, Crossroads was not easily accessible for years.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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The fight for human rights was an urgent demand that called upon all people—regardless of race, socioeconomic background, gender, or nationality—to fight against the subjugation of Black people everywhere.—
Time,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Jiménezes’ version of the wilderness is a space in which dominant symbols and narratives undergo a process of transformation, even subjugation.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Conquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquest. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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