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as in undefeated
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Recent Examples of unconquered
No canvas has been left un-kitchen-magnetized, no sector of pop culture remains unconquered.
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Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Two Shawnee brothers set up the headquarters for a burgeoning anti-American movement in the unconquered territory along the Wabash River.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Sorry, Paul Finebaum, FSU — not Alabama — has earned its way into College Football Playoff | Commentary
Finishing 13-0 should be enough to get the unbeaten, untied, unconquered Seminoles into the College Football Playoff over either one-win SEC champion Alabama or one-win Big 12 champion Texas.
—Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
Yet the earth’s poles remained unconquered.
—New York Times, 8 Jan. 2021
Vindolanda sits one mile south of Hadrian’s Wall, a 73-mile stone barrier constructed around 122 A.D. to mark the edge of the Roman Empire and defend against incursions by the unconquered tribes of Scotland, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2020
But one in particular, the bakery’s elaborate croissants, has remained unconquered.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 13 May 2020
The disease remains unconquered, killing tens of thousands of Americans every year, and hundreds of thousands in the rest of the world.
—Lawrence Wright, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2020
The Genesis Invitational begins Thursday at Riviera, a familiar and yet unconquered territory for the 44-year-old Woods.
—Juliakate E. Culpepper, Golfweek, 11 Feb. 2020
Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Two Shawnee brothers set up the headquarters for a burgeoning anti-American movement in the unconquered territory along the Wabash River.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Sorry, Paul Finebaum, FSU — not Alabama — has earned its way into College Football Playoff | Commentary
Finishing 13-0 should be enough to get the unbeaten, untied, unconquered Seminoles into the College Football Playoff over either one-win SEC champion Alabama or one-win Big 12 champion Texas.
—Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
Yet the earth’s poles remained unconquered.
—New York Times, 8 Jan. 2021
Vindolanda sits one mile south of Hadrian’s Wall, a 73-mile stone barrier constructed around 122 A.D. to mark the edge of the Roman Empire and defend against incursions by the unconquered tribes of Scotland, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2020
But one in particular, the bakery’s elaborate croissants, has remained unconquered.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 13 May 2020
The disease remains unconquered, killing tens of thousands of Americans every year, and hundreds of thousands in the rest of the world.
—Lawrence Wright, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2020
The Genesis Invitational begins Thursday at Riviera, a familiar and yet unconquered territory for the 44-year-old Woods.
—Juliakate E. Culpepper, Golfweek, 11 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconquered
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Liam McNeeley McNeeley’s Charlotte Hornets went undefeated in Las Vegas and won the Summer League title, but the Husky one-and-done only played in two games before being shut down due to Achilles tendinitis.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
21 July 2025
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Both these squads have gone undefeated through five games in Vegas.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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Mountains as towering, imposing and seemingly unconquerable landscapes have been metaphorically linked to power and challenge.—
Jenny Hall,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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The Latin word Invictus means unconquerable or undefeated.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
18 Apr. 2025
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Their wildly liberated sound, which mixes punk and dembow and rap, doesn’t sound like anyone else out there.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
15 July 2025
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Each name had more meaning than just a liberated village.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
9 July 2025
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The club has won five consecutive MLS matches and is unbeaten in its past six.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
16 July 2025
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Also on the card, Shakur Stevenson puts his perfect record and WBC lightweight title on the line against fellow unbeaten competitor William Zepeda.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The Chinese empire had long been regarded as fearsome and indomitable, but not anymore.—
Sam Kelly,
Time,
8 July 2025
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But then came the indomitable Alcaraz that Sinner will have to find some way to overcome Sunday.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Even though these spaces feel invincible in the moment, they’re so easily taken away or criminalized.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2025
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Nonetheless, many political observers deemed Sunday’s low turnout an embarrassing setback for a party that had seemed near invincible in its extraordinary march to power since its emergence less than a decade ago.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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The change comes after hundreds of unsupervised teens lingered downtown in the hours following the Fourth of July fireworks show, culminating in a mass shooting after midnight that killed Xavion Jackson, 16, and Azareaon S. Cole, 15.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
17 July 2025
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These individual snack packs are commonly handed out as quick snacks at school or camp, where kids might eat them on-the-go when they are unsupervised or in places which might not have the medical resources to treat a reaction instantaneously.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
10 July 2025
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Is Elon Musk's fight for a new third party 'insurmountable'?—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Since the analysis by the Congressional Budget Office, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and others project that this bill, now the law of our land, will pile on much more debt over the next 10 years that is seemingly insurmountable.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
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“Unconquered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconquered. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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