as in boastfulness
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Recent Examples of triumphalism
What did Terzic say at half time, and which bit of premature triumphalism most motivated Mainz to play out of their skins?
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
To highlight this fact is neither triumphalism nor complacency.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
However, the tone of Medvedev's comments refrained from any such triumphalism, hinting that there could still be difficulties ahead.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
The Golden State Warriors Photo: Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images
The Golden State Warriors of the 2010s was an avatar for Silicon Valley triumphalism.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
To highlight this fact is neither triumphalism nor complacency.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
However, the tone of Medvedev's comments refrained from any such triumphalism, hinting that there could still be difficulties ahead.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
The Golden State Warriors Photo: Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images
The Golden State Warriors of the 2010s was an avatar for Silicon Valley triumphalism.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triumphalism
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For all its bravado about withstanding the American tariffs, China was also censoring criticisms of its own move to impose retaliatory tariffs.—
David Pierson,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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However, underneath the bravado, Quinn is enigmatic and is capable of downright scheming to fulfill her visions.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Most are due to unnecessary escalation, creating disengagement, authoritative behaviors, arrogance and ego.—
Joao Mendes-Roter,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Musk’s casual Friday attire just shows his arrogance and disrespect for American government.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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The conceit is saved from vainglory by the gravity Cage brings to the performance.—
Isaac Butler,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2023
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That’s the mantra for wide receivers, a group long known for their vainglory.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Sep. 2023
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If the world, led by Europe, sold American bonds, U.S. domestic interest rates would spike upwards, taking some of the bravado off the MAGA swagger.—
David McWilliams,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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The swagger, the shorts, the sunglasses with the Croakies worn by the oldest son, Saxon, played by Patrick Schwarzenegger: That all checks out.—
Rick Rojas,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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As a show, Agent Carter was full of fun and bombast, showing some of what its eponymous lead got up to after losing her love, Steve Rogers.—
Nola Pfau,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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In previous years, Bun B’s takeovers—H-Town, Southern, and All-American, respectively—leaned heavily into the bombast of hip-hop, an all-star showcase of Southern rap royalty.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
17 Mar. 2025
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Taylor-Johnson and Gosling have a lot of fun with Tom’s braggadocio and Colt’s deadpan replies when the star actor and his stunt double finally face off.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2024
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The most successful of his sprawling New York rap crew, Mayers vaulted to fame in 2011 with a style defined by suave braggadocio and self-mythologizing reminiscent of old-school legends such as Rakim and the Wu-Tang Clan.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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His boisterous persona was more comical than confrontational, a hot-air balloon of strutting pomposity punctured by his family.—
Jim McKairnes,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Lacking the pop cultural connection of Vox Lux, The Brutalist’s pomposity becomes unrelatable, if not repugnant.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Jan. 2025
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The kitchen borrowed the ingredient worship of Chez Panisse, but not its reverence for simplicity; the fancy culture-mash pizza of Spago, but not its Eurocentric hauteur; the cheffy precision of the French Laundry, but not its fussy formality.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2025
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There was some explanation for his elusiveness, quite apart from the everyday hauteur of the fashion industry.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Triumphalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triumphalism. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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