as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
hailed as conqueror of the barbarian forces
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Recent Examples of conqueror
The giant Brân the Blessed’s head, which spoke for many years after it was severed, lies buried under a white hill, on top of which the Norman conquerors built a fort, known to later generations as the White Tower, or just the Tower of London.
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Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Battle of the Champions will see seven returning Broth Belt winners heading back to their cauldrons to determine the ultimate kitchen conqueror.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Where is the option to enjoy cannabis as a companion, not a conqueror?
—Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
King Minos, conqueror of Athens and stepfather of the Minotaur, has traveled to Sicily in pursuit of Daedalus, his chief architect and erstwhile prisoner.
—Seamus Sullivan
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Battle of the Champions will see seven returning Broth Belt winners heading back to their cauldrons to determine the ultimate kitchen conqueror.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Where is the option to enjoy cannabis as a companion, not a conqueror?
—Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
King Minos, conqueror of Athens and stepfather of the Minotaur, has traveled to Sicily in pursuit of Daedalus, his chief architect and erstwhile prisoner.
—Seamus Sullivan
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conqueror
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McDavid had led a 3-on-1 rush that fizzled out and soon after received Bouchard’s outlet pass, returning the puck to him and earning a secondary assist for the Art Ross Trophy winner’s first point of these playoffs.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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That is the nature of Talladega, which has seen 11 different winners in the last 11 races there.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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By elevating a master product architect, Apple is betting that the ultimate victor of the AI age will be the company that owns the final, most valuable mile of the consumer experience.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Most of us understand that history is often just the victor’s account of how things happened.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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That included midfielder Mariona Caldentey, who returned to preseason training with Arsenal and had to face several of her English vanquishers, including captain Leah Williamson, Chloe Kelly, Beth Mead, Alessia Russo and Lotte Wubben-Moy.—
Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Conqueror.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conqueror. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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