as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
the game's subduers went out for burgers and shakes to celebrate their win over the former state champions
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Elsewhere in the Champions League, PSV scored an extra-time winner to beat Juventus 4-3 on aggregate, PSG crushed Brest 7-0 to win 10-0 over both legs, and a goalless draw between Borussia Dortmund and Sporting CP saw the German side go through with a 3-0 aggregate victory.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025 -
In December, a hole in Wales opened up in the driveway of a past winner of the reality-TV show Love Island, Liam Reardon, according to local media.—
Jenny Gross,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Within these fantasy walls, Evie and her fellow players exist as conquerors and deities that reach stratospheric heights.—
David John Chávez,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Manifest destiny plays its part, too, as the struggle between enterprising pioneers and tragic, courageous native tribes ignites nostalgia, at least in some, for a time when Americans were unapologetic conquerors.—
Michael M. Rosen,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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And, in my view, this division between strong and weak, big and small, but also victor and loser, is very important to him.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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Bournemouth were the 4-2 victors in November’s reverse fixture and Wolves have lost three of their last four league games, conceding six goals in the process.—
Holly Shand,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Subduer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subduer. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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