Thesaurus / conqueror
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A Taliban spokesman explained their plans to Islamicize the country in their image, while Taliban military gains led a commander to boast, “When we arrive in Kabul, we will arrive as conquerors.”
"MY FUTURE IS NOW." AN AFGHAN WOMAN FROM A THREATENED MINORITY WRESTLES WITH WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE U.S. WITHDRAWSKNOX THAMESJUNE 28, 2021TIMEA tree standing alone in full sun in a clear-cut forest is not a triumphant conqueror, commanding all resources, but a solitary individual, vulnerable to blight and drought.
A SCIENTIST’S CAREER IN COMMUNION WITH TREESKATE BROWNMAY 21, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThis point has typically been framed as a victory of our species, a vision in which we are the successful explorers or conquerors, but maybe it was the opposite.
MUCH OF WHAT WE THOUGHT ABOUT NEANDERTHALS WAS WRONG. HERE’S WHY THAT MATTERSREBECCA WRAGG SYKESOCTOBER 27, 2020TIMEEach castle had its own strategic value for a would-be conqueror.
CAN YOU REACH THE SUMMIT FIRST?ZACH WISSNER-GROSSSEPTEMBER 11, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTThen, in 2009, the BBC sent the Australian native to ride more than 2,200 miles from Spain to Italy for a documentary following in the footsteps of the conqueror Hannibal.
27 EPIC TRIPS TO START PLANNING NOWTHE EDITORSSEPTEMBER 8, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINEHe married Maud, daughter of William the conqueror, and is characterized as a mild and popular king.
THE EVERY DAY BOOK OF HISTORY AND CHRONOLOGYJOEL MUNSELLThe chief ambition of the great conqueror and legislator was to be a good boatswain and a good ship's carpenter.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYIf he was a conqueror, he doubtless cast his eyes on the fine country of Assyria.
A PHILOSOPHICAL DICTIONARY, VOLUME 1 (OF 10)FRANOIS-MARIE AROUET (AKA VOLTAIRE)A voice from heaven hails the invincible conqueror, and his soul in the form of a dove ascends to the skies.
THE CATACOMBS OF ROMEWILLIAM HENRY WITHROWNothing was to be thought of but a frame for this—olive, bay, laurel, everything appropriate to the conqueror.
THE DAISY CHAINCHARLOTTE YONGEWORDS RELATED TO CONQUEROR
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