coup

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Recent Examples of coup Other African leaders would have terms either too short, broken by coups or assassinations, or too long, extended by a refusal to leave office; Nkrumah’s tenure somehow managed both. Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025 Bashir, who was ousted in a 2019 coup, is reportedly in military custody in northern Sudan. Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025 Since the coup in 2021, the central bank has issued 30 trillion kyat—a tenfold increase over the roughly three trillion kyat printed in 2020. Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025 Prince Jesan gets his coup Of course, Prince Jesan has a backup plan. Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coup
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Noun
  • The suborbital flight was a complete success.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Betting markets moved quickly amid the team's recent success.
    Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For director and producer Robert Eric Wise, the goal of the documentary was to introduce more young people to the work and accomplishments of pivotal Black Fort Worth residents.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The band's extensive visits to the city − and an atypically long absence from the market, six years − likely contributed to that accomplishment.
    Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The president of Penn State, Neeli Bendapudi thanked Franklin for his achievements at the university.
    Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • This is truly a remarkable achievement.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Coup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coup. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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