vanquish
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adjective
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Synonyms
conquer, dominate, overpower, pacify, subdue, subject, subjugate, subordinate
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James Ortiz’s outsize monster puppets (Hercules has to vanquish something) are amusing reminders of the musical’s roots in animation. — Peter Marks, Washington Post, "‘Hercules’ proves strong enough to lift all of Central Park, but only for a few days," 5 Sep. 2019 Investors fear that the world is turning into Japan, with a torpid economy that struggles to vanquish deflation, and is hence prone to going backwards. — The Economist, "Markets are braced for a global downturn," 17 Aug. 2019 Karthik, for his part, took no pleasure in vanquishing a familiar foe. — Ben Nuckols, Fox News, "Dallas duel: Wild card turns tables at National Spelling Bee," 1 June 2018 The fires, after months of destruction, are vanquished. — Chris Rush, Harper's magazine, "Love and Acid," 19 Aug. 2019 Since reentering her father’s life in late 2015, Redstone has vanquished more than a dozen men whom her father put in power. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, "Her father once dismissed her as a lightweight. Now Shari Redstone will run the show at ViacomCBS," 13 Aug. 2019 The lone hero always vanquishes his persecutor with a 45. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, "The world wonders what's happened to America," 10 Aug. 2019 The Turin side, who had been languishing in tragic mediocrity ever since the Superga air disaster of 1949 had vanquished perhaps the greatest club side in Italian history, were in need of resurrection. — SI.com, "Nereo Rocco: 'El Paron', the Pioneer of Catenaccio & Forgotten Great of Italian Football," 30 July 2019 Seven decades later, far-right extremism is a topic that many thought had been vanquished, but some experts say that misperception may have led to a more lax approach than is now necessary. — NBC News, "Right-wing extremism is a growing worry in Germany after series of attacks," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vanquish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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