as in successes
a successful result brought about by hard work
winning that big contract was a real coup
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Recent Examples of coups
The country experienced coups in 2006 and 2014.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Thai court topples governments, dissolves parties Over the past two decades, dozens of lawmakers have faced bans, parties have been dissolved and prime ministers have been overthrown in coups or by court decisions – with the judiciary playing a central role in the ongoing battle for power.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The revelations included instances of the CIA’s violating its charter with assassinations, coups, dirty tricks, human drug experimentation, and domestic spying, especially on opponents of Nixon’s war in Southeast Asia.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2020
Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Thai court topples governments, dissolves parties Over the past two decades, dozens of lawmakers have faced bans, parties have been dissolved and prime ministers have been overthrown in coups or by court decisions – with the judiciary playing a central role in the ongoing battle for power.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The revelations included instances of the CIA’s violating its charter with assassinations, coups, dirty tricks, human drug experimentation, and domestic spying, especially on opponents of Nixon’s war in Southeast Asia.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coups
Noun
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The first two became huge global successes, and the third is likely headed for that status soon.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Piqued by the remarkable successes of the far-right National Rally (RN) in the European elections in June 2024, the president rolled the dice on a parliamentary vote.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Proud of your gifts and accomplishments?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Be prepared to share recent accomplishments that support your request to be promoted.—
Roberta Matuson,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Then, transfer these achievements to your LinkedIn profile.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Coups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coups. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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