as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
the game's subduers went out for burgers and shakes to celebrate their win over the former state champions
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Noun
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The winner’s share for the U.S. Open has nearly doubled since 2021, when Jon Rahm earned $2.25 million, while the bump is 50% at the British Open.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025 -
Vote at the link at the bottom of the winners list, and see all the pictures of the students in the video above.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
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While pestilence crept over the walls of cities and the countryside fell into desolation—many foreign conquerors of Europe knew how to fight and plunder but not to plow or sow—the monks preserved words.—
Bernd Roeck
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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Those proteins—called effectors—attack specific targets that collectively disable the host's defense responses and make the host more hospitable for its bacterial conqueror.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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This fake dating trope may sound cute at first, but things quickly take a horrifying turn when it’s announced that the 75th Games will break from tradition and draw contestants from the pool of past victors.—
Kelly Martinez Published,
EW.com,
5 July 2025
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Even if a voter’s top choice doesn’t have enough support to win, their rankings of other candidates still play a role in determining the victor.—
David B. Caruso,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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“Subduer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subduer. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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