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
Following military coups, the juntas in the three countries have turned from Western allies to Russia for help in combating Islamic militants.
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CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
All three are led by military juntas that came to power through coups.
—Jewel Bright, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
The race for control of the House is now his to lose — a major political coup for Jeffries, who took the reins of House Democratic leadership from longtime former Speaker Nancy Pelosi after Republicans won the House in the 2022 midterm elections.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
In that light, Harbour’s choice to take on the role of Floyd seems like a canny public-relations coup.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
All three are led by military juntas that came to power through coups.
—Jewel Bright, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
The race for control of the House is now his to lose — a major political coup for Jeffries, who took the reins of House Democratic leadership from longtime former Speaker Nancy Pelosi after Republicans won the House in the 2022 midterm elections.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
In that light, Harbour’s choice to take on the role of Floyd seems like a canny public-relations coup.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coup
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This other cousin is now in her mid-70s and has always enjoyed a very luxurious life due to the business success of her father – my uncle – and our grandfather.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Does that kind of discourse-friendly success override the fact that Euphoria is too young, too scummy, and too dumb to fit into the usual Emmy pattern?—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 May 2026
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His message after the series-opening loss is that one bad game does not make for a lost round in the playoffs, and just to get to this point is already an accomplishment of note.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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More accomplishments are in store at the section meet that begins Wednesday with the Division 1 swim prelims at Southwestern College.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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But the bans, which have been touted by researchers, educators and policymakers as a way to boost children’s attendance and academic achievement and to combat mental health issues and online bullying, aren’t delivering on all those promises, the findings reveal.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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Little sparks of achievement also come from doing chores or any of my enjoyable or meaningful activities.—
Alex Korb, Ph.D.,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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“Coup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coup. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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