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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Six straight wins — including all four of the season’s Q1 conquests — have propelled the Wildcats into the postseason picture.
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Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
In just over a century, up to 90% of the continent’s people perished, not from war or conquest, but from invisible killers: smallpox, measles and influenza.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The act of photographing became a form of appropriation, anticipating the human alteration and conquest that would follow.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
Nicholas came to see the war as a personal holy struggle—but this time Russia was not saving Europe from conquest but saving the world from Europe.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
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Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
In just over a century, up to 90% of the continent’s people perished, not from war or conquest, but from invisible killers: smallpox, measles and influenza.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The act of photographing became a form of appropriation, anticipating the human alteration and conquest that would follow.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
Nicholas came to see the war as a personal holy struggle—but this time Russia was not saving Europe from conquest but saving the world from Europe.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conquest
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“Conquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquest. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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