as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
the subduing of the wild horse was accomplished by a method reputedly used by Plains Indians
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as in noninflammatory
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as in unemotional
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as in defeating
to achieve a victory over
subdued her fear of the dark by joining a club for spelunkers
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as in conquering
to bring under one's control by force of arms
subdued the rebels and sent their leaders to the gallows
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as in quelling
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
labored through the night to subdue the river's rising waters by building a wall of sandbags around their property
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Noun
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These small-scale attacks may prove most damaging to the norm against territorial conquest.—
TANISHA M. FAZAL, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
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For the indigenous peoples of the Americas, these diseases were foreign invaders, spreading faster than European conquest itself.—
Adjective
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Mineral formulas also tend to be fragrance-free, noncomedogenic, and noninflammatory, says Dr. Engelman.—
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Burgum, 67 years old and known for a casual style and noninflammatory rhetoric, was never a significant presence in the race.—
Adjective
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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.—
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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.—
Verb
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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?—
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Then English speakers began conquering Celtic, Native American, African, Australian and other peoples, pressuring or forcing them to give up their languages.—
Verb
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Instead of suppressing your emotions, practice emotional validation—acknowledge and accept your feelings without judgment.—
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His approach promises a more collaborative regulatory framework, fostering innovation rather than suppressing it.—
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While other teams have made more headlines — McLaren’s domination and its team orders, Hamilton’s rollercoaster start at Ferrari, and Red Bull’s second-driver turmoil — Mercedes has enjoyed its best start to a year since 2021.—
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Four-time national champion Aaron Brooks… faith, domination.—
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The Flyers, amid a fairly tedious and thus far unimpressive rebuild, outworked the Penguins into oblivion from start to finish.—
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While Kevin O’Connell was working with quarterback Sam Darnold and turning him into a productive and effective quarterback after six unimpressive NFL seasons, Brian Flores was doing even more with a defense that had been among the worst in the league before his arrival.—
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The future of content creation lies not in choosing between human or artificial intelligence, but in mastering their combination.—
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The key to mastering the look, according to A-list manicurist Tinu Bello?—
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“Subduing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subduing. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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