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conquer

[kong-ker] / ˈkɒŋ kər /




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Then she conquered the ice that has long melted U.S. skaters with one of the most carefree attitudes ever shown by any elite athlete.

From The Wall Street Journal

To get on the podium in figure skating, Nikita Volodin had to conquer the triple twist—and Germany’s grueling citizenship test.

From The Wall Street Journal

But while his influence has certainly grown mightier over the decade since “The People v. O.J. Simpson” conquered the 2016 TV season, the quality and memorability of most of his work since has fallen.

From Salon

It is not until the sixth century B.C., when Achaemenid Persians conquered Mesopotamia and much of the Eastern Mediterranean, that dimly perceptible Carthaginians come into view.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her own horoscope is something about conquering new heights, but she’s never happy until she hears mine, too.

From Literature