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
In 2015, what might still rank as Summerfest's biggest coup, the festival landed the Rolling Stones for a special concert on the Tuesday before the then-11-day-festival's run.
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Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
During the military coup in Argentina in the 1970s, the government routinely imprisoned and sometimes executed individuals without as much as charging them with a crime, let alone giving them due process.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
In Turkey, a state of emergency after a coup attempt stretched into years, consolidating power at the top.
—Aron Solomon
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Bolsonaro's charges include attempting to violently end the democratic rule of law, plotting a coup and forming part of an armed criminal organization.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
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Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
During the military coup in Argentina in the 1970s, the government routinely imprisoned and sometimes executed individuals without as much as charging them with a crime, let alone giving them due process.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
In Turkey, a state of emergency after a coup attempt stretched into years, consolidating power at the top.
—Aron Solomon
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Bolsonaro's charges include attempting to violently end the democratic rule of law, plotting a coup and forming part of an armed criminal organization.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coup
Noun
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Bateman's character, Vince Friedken, battles a gambling addiction in a trailer for the crime thriller, as Law's Jake Friedken celebrates the growing success of his buzzy establishment.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Georgia firebrand, who has been insistent that the United States stay out of affairs abroad, has attempted similar amendments to both the NDAA and appropriations bills in past years and recently, with no success.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sleep Token Managed the Same Feat The accomplishment, which had never been achieved before November 2024, was repeated this past spring.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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For him, the clothes are an entry point to celebrating the lives and accomplishments of Black women, including Coretta Scott King, Diahann Carroll, and Mahalia Jackson, and Fredye Marshall and Dorothy Lee Bolden.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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This isn’t to diminish the achievements of other players, many of whom have done great things relative to their expectations this year.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Delivered to a high standard by Thales’s international team, in close collaboration with industry partners, this achievement showcases the quality, openness, and technical expertise that have defined Thales’s approach to the Type 31 delivery – earning praise from the Royal Navy.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Coup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coup. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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