as in success
a successful result brought about by hard work
winning that big contract was a real coup
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Recent Examples of coup
Allende’s book is inspired by her family’s history and Chilean political events, including the 1973 Chilean coup, in which Allende’s uncle, Salvador Allende, was overthrown.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Thousands marched through Buenos Aires on Tuesday to mark 50 years since the 1976 military coup that ushered in one of Latin America’s bloodiest dictatorships.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
The Hollywood Reporter dropped the casting coup alongside the news that Criminal Minds had been picked up for a 20th season.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Repression in this small northern province had been especially fierce, as guerrilla groups had controlled large parts of the territory before the coup.
—Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Thousands marched through Buenos Aires on Tuesday to mark 50 years since the 1976 military coup that ushered in one of Latin America’s bloodiest dictatorships.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
The Hollywood Reporter dropped the casting coup alongside the news that Criminal Minds had been picked up for a 20th season.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Repression in this small northern province had been especially fierce, as guerrilla groups had controlled large parts of the territory before the coup.
—Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coup
Noun
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The Lions added to that success stealing both of its attempts in the win over Allegiance.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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But, if the goal was to draw attention, the Weather Underground’s bombing campaign was a huge success.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As at many workplaces, agency assessments can be hyperbolic, reflecting the effusiveness of a supportive boss trying to promote the accomplishments of his team and win his employee a raise.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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One of his proudest accomplishments was creating the FWISD Scholar Athlete Award program.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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What is once in a lifetime in some places, once a generation in other places, occasional in the most prosperous of programs, has become a baseline achievement for the men’s and women’s basketball teams in Storrs.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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The achievement marked the start of the offshore wind farm’s electricity supply to the UK grid.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Coup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coup. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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