vanquished

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The diet culture of the ’90s was never totally vanquished, and Ozempic has complicated narratives about body size, health, and self-love, to put it mildly.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

In this zero-sum view of the world, any perceived enemies must not merely be defeated but vanquished altogether.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

To the teams that have been vanquished by the Brewers this season, however, none of this is particularly funny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

In a 13-7 defeat of the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, they finally vanquished those demons.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2025

Biddy’s first triumph in her new office, was to solve a difficulty that had completely vanquished me.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens