as in boastfulness
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Recent Examples of triumphalism
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.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
Any sense of triumphalism was overshadowed by the alarm that Iran would have attempted such a serious attack in the first place—and concern that the next such assault may not be so easily repelled.
—Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2024
Collaborating with several editors, Walker expertly folds in Sherpa’s distinct facets to transcend simplistic triumphalism.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 26 July 2024
In the past eight days, Trump dodged a bullet, was memorialized with a historic image of triumphalism and strength, and spent a week monopolizing the airwaves at a convention where Hulk Hogan ripped his shirt off and declared his support for the Republican candidate in front of millions of viewers.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 July 2024
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
Any sense of triumphalism was overshadowed by the alarm that Iran would have attempted such a serious attack in the first place—and concern that the next such assault may not be so easily repelled.
—Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2024
Collaborating with several editors, Walker expertly folds in Sherpa’s distinct facets to transcend simplistic triumphalism.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 26 July 2024
In the past eight days, Trump dodged a bullet, was memorialized with a historic image of triumphalism and strength, and spent a week monopolizing the airwaves at a convention where Hulk Hogan ripped his shirt off and declared his support for the Republican candidate in front of millions of viewers.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triumphalism
Noun
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All will display the bravado of a president reaching for maximum solo power.—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Broncos need an Isiah Pacheco of their own if Payton’s champagne wishes and Penner’s caviar dreams are to become more than winter bravado after the party’s over.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2025
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All of which meant that when economists gathered in San Francisco this month for the annual meeting of the American Economic Association, there was a sense that their famous confidence — critics would say arrogance — had been, if not shattered, certainly dealt a body blow.—
Ben Casselman,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Relevant reality skills: Rob, while deadly charming, has always played Survivor by putting his confidence (some would say cockiness) and expertise (some would say arrogance) on full display.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 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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Their swagger and samba vibes, combined with the nation’s impeccable history as the sport’s preeminent international side, add a level of stardom that no other country can replicate.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Billy Strings and Jack White brought their coolly aloof swagger of being in the moment but above the fray of the grooving rhythms underpinning their virtuosity to Perkins songs.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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That's because the economic mood is really what seemed to matter most, and many people don't take a lot of what Trump says seriously because of his penchant for bombast and his transactional nature.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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On Dangerous, Riley helps carve a sharper figure out of the bloat and bombast that defines all of Jackson’s post-Thriller albums, and Jackson’s increasingly percussive vocal style came alive in new ways over Riley’s propulsive new jack swing tracks.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
16 Jan. 2025
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Social media is Trump’s territory, and its norms—insults without consequence, braggadocio, and flame wars—line up neatly with his way of doing politics.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2025
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The braggadocio, the charisma and the grit underneath it all is what the city remembered of Henderson, who died at 65, days shy of his birthday on Christmas.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
21 Dec. 2024
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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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Fortunately, Ruth has an elegant hauteur to call on in these situations.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2025
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They are written with a thuggish hauteur, as if Pacino’s Tony ‘Scarface’ Montana had been transplanted to the world of music promotion – all machismo and ultimatums.—
Martin McKenzie-Murray,
SPIN,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Triumphalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triumphalism. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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