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coup

noun

ˈkü How to pronounce coup (audio)
Definition of coupnext
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 Who knows more of the injustice of the world than the girl who saw her town seized by a white-supremacist coup, the Wilmington massacre, in 1898? — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 Written and directed by Martin McDonagh, the black comedy follows two CIA agents, played by Malkovich and Sam Rockwell, sent to Easter Island just before the 1973 Chilean coup. — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The signing of Luka Vuskovic seems like a coup, while Chema Andres comes highly rated from Stuttgart and Pascal Struijk is a dependable signing in defence. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Wild Horse Nine follows two CIA officers (played by Malkovich and Rockwell) who are dispatched from Santiago, Chile to Easter Island amid rising tensions that led to the country’s 1973 coup d’état. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coup
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  1. success
  2. accomplishment
  3. achievement
Noun
  • Even with their reluctance to run, the Tigers rank last with a 69 percent success rate on steals.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But, Pace says, those successes also should raise questions among policymakers about whether and why a civil government agency such as NASA needs to operate launch sites in the first place.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of success
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  • Still, with all the aforementioned accomplishments, and decades later, Steinem said that her naysayers used her bunny work in an attempt to discredit her.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • To Morrison, as well as to the filmmakers, this awful backstory makes something cathartic of his accomplishment.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of accomplishment
Noun
  • Wherever possible, quantify your achievements with metrics and include recognizable brands or clients.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • LaBute, whose filmography includes In the Company of Men (1997), Your Friends & Neighbors (1998), Nurse Betty (2000), Some Velvet Morning (2013), and House of Darkness (2022), will also receive a lifetime achievement honor at the fest.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of achievement

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“Coup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coup. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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