Conquer
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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One compromise is to conquer rival cities and puppet them rather than annexing them, since you will get the science bonus from their population but not the hit to cultural progression.
Source: Video Game / Civilization - All to hit Superman with an Armor-Piercing Question at exactly the right time, and destroy his will to conquer.
Source: Long Game - Because they once threatened to conquer the galaxy, the rest of the galaxy teamed up against them and hit them with a Sterility Plague that reduced their natural explosive birth rate drastically.
Source: Decon-Recon Switch
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Hit and Conquer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/conquer/hit
Conquer & Hit. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/conquer/hit>.
Hit or Conquer. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/conquer/hit.
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