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conquest

noun

ˈkän-ˌkwest

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 The conquest of the Americas represented a foundational story for Spain, and Europe more broadly, as the world-dominating forces of the modern era. —

Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Dec. 2024 The island’s bitter legacy of conquest and revolt seems to have stunted its inhabitants’ ability to conceive of a time outside this recurrent cycle. —

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024 The Ptolemaic dynasty was an ancient Macedonian Greek royal family that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great's conquest of the territory. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 This latest conquest follows Lamine receiving the Kopa Trophy for the best young male player under the age of 21 at France Football's Ballon d'Or ceremony in late October. —

Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for conquest