subduing 1 of 3

subduing

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adjective

subduing

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verb

present participle of subdue
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subduing
Noun
  • These small-scale attacks may prove most damaging to the norm against territorial conquest.
    TANISHA M. FAZAL, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
  • For the indigenous peoples of the Americas, these diseases were foreign invaders, spreading faster than European conquest itself.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Mineral formulas also tend to be fragrance-free, noncomedogenic, and noninflammatory, says Dr. Engelman.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Burgum, 67 years old and known for a casual style and noninflammatory rhetoric, was never a significant presence in the race.
    John McCormick, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2023
Adjective
  • As the film opens, a matter-of-fact, unemotional voice shares statistics about children living with poverty, parental abuse and alcoholism in the United States, as the numbers flash in simple white text on a black screen.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Al Capone in Boardwalk Empire, an underground crime lord and boxer in A Thousand Blows, a neo-Nazi play-acting at being a father in This Is England, a coolly unemotional dystopian leader in Bodies.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Is there not a single executive somewhere at Netflix to greenlight a fresh retelling of the core Hanukkah story of pride, miracles, and determined guerilla warfare against a conquering despot?
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Then English speakers began conquering Celtic, Native American, African, Australian and other peoples, pressuring or forcing them to give up their languages.
    Ross Perlin, The Dial, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Instead of suppressing your emotions, practice emotional validation—acknowledge and accept your feelings without judgment.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • His approach promises a more collaborative regulatory framework, fostering innovation rather than suppressing it.
    Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Jony and Line compete like gang members for affection and domination against bawdy Jane (Anamaria Vartolomei) and Rudy (Julien Manier), who wield laser swords and decapitate their enemies.
    Armond White, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Their arrival back on the big stage coincided with the beginning of City’s era of domination in their second year under Pep Guardiola.
    Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In my experience, most of the tools that promise no-effort video editing produce unimpressive, imperfect results.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The Flyers, amid a fairly tedious and thus far unimpressive rebuild, outworked the Penguins into oblivion from start to finish.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The unit uses tools that were once the preserve of the world’s top mastering houses and is inspired by the artistry of mastering engineers.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • From entry-level careers to the C-suite, mastering soft skills opens up leadership opportunities.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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