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conquest
noun as in defeat, victory
noun as in enchantment; person enchanted
Example Sentences
As M23 rejoices over a major conquest, the Congolese government continues to refute the rebels' claim that they have totally captured Goma.
The loot of conquest was lavished on his great imperial temple, known today as the Brihadishvara.
He added that "our canal's sovereignty is not negotiable and is part of our history of struggle and an irreversible conquest".
In other words, as Trump at least partly comprehends, the colorful histories of both Panama and Greenland, although radically different in many ways, are inextricably connected to the 500-year history of conquest, colonialism and imperialism.
Whether the point is joyless impregnation or a woman's humiliation, the common theme is that hetero-sex isn't about mutual satisfaction, but conquest.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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