vanquish
Example Sentences
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The sleepy town of Hawkins is under quarantine as the show’s heroes search for a way to find and vanquish the baddie Vecna.
The West Valley League has dominated girls’ volleyball over the last decade, but Palisades and Venice each vanquished two West Valley League opponents to reach the final.
From Los Angeles Times
They appear thin, weak and vanquished, like the "caliphate" they proclaimed in 2014.
From BBC
The Dodgers had just vanquished the Milwaukee Brewers, a team that did everything right, with four starting pitchers whose contracts total $1.35 billion.
From Los Angeles Times
You’ll root for the characters to vanquish him only because then the drudgery might finally end.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.