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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McConnell's plodding style contrasts with Trump's bravado, but the former Senate Republican leader set aside intraparty slings and arrows long enough to transform the federal judiciary and ease Trump's three Supreme Court nominees' paths to confirmation.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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But there’s no way to translate that bravado into actual future pricing.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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But what unfolded in the White House on Friday was a striking departure—an unprecedented display of hostility, arrogance, and political theater that raises serious concerns about America's global leadership.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Reportedly, Tulip mastermind Charles Hegel (played with perfect measure of condescending arrogance by Josh Brener) has died in Kenya, and took with him all the necessary passwords needed to access the accounts of his many investors.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
28 Feb. 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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His Mickey 17 is both endearing and frustrating, while his Mickey 18 is loaded with sneering swagger.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Tedder and Grant Boutin crafted a beat with the hip-hop stomp of Imperial-era Timbaland, and on it, McRae exudes Furtado’s same seductive swagger.—
Alex Suskind,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Carr wanted to bring Broadway verve and Vegas bombast to the Academy Awards, but the stunned looks on the faces of front-row nominees who were getting glad-handed by a Disney princess indicated that Carr’s vision was an immediate catastrophe.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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Just two Marvel movies rank lower on the Rotten Tomatoes meter, and both quickly ran out of box office steam after No. 1 starts that were driven by die-hard fans and marketing bombast.—
Brooks Barnes,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Nicholson's portrayal of a rebellious mental hospital inmate is a phenomenal combination of sly intelligence and impish braggadocio, best showcased during the scene where, thwarted in his attempt to watch the World Series on TV, McMurphy ad libs a commentary in front of a blank set.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Some of the braggadocio Bregman displayed during the previous two seasons disappeared, but his behind-the-scenes leadership did not.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 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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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 12 Mar. 2025.
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