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Recent Examples of triumphalism
Moreover, a side-by-side comparison between past and present Superman franchise installments underscores what would appear to be a softening market for uniquely American superhero triumphalism.
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
One reason to avoid triumphalism is that the war’s effect is still not clear and could in the long run be the opposite of what Israel seeks.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
Despite the White House’s triumphalism about the shuttering of penny production, the move is belated in global terms: Australia and New Zealand and Canada have all discontinued the equivalent currencies a decade and more ago.
—Antoinette Burton, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Inside, the breathless triumphalism continued nonstop.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
One reason to avoid triumphalism is that the war’s effect is still not clear and could in the long run be the opposite of what Israel seeks.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
Despite the White House’s triumphalism about the shuttering of penny production, the move is belated in global terms: Australia and New Zealand and Canada have all discontinued the equivalent currencies a decade and more ago.
—Antoinette Burton, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Inside, the breathless triumphalism continued nonstop.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triumphalism
Noun
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Choppa toggles between vulnerability and bravado with ease, leaning into a mythology of transformation.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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Where Spider masked his incompetence with bravado and abrasiveness, Claude put up a thin layer of smugness that collapsed when faced with even a tiny amount of resistance.—
Brian Grubb,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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This propensity for mental acrobatics, alongside his immense arrogance, was how Epstein rationalized his crimes to himself.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Using him comes across as arrogance.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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On Saturday, on the streets of Washington, Donald Trump will throw himself a costly and ostentatious military parade, a gaudy display of waste and vainglory staged solely to inflate the president’s dirigible-sized ego.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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The conceit is saved from vainglory by the gravity Cage brings to the performance.—
Isaac Butler,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2023
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Suddenly, with Smith back healthy and Hamilton all over the field, the Ravens are getting their defensive swagger back.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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And Guiducci is trying to revive a certain old-time magazine swagger around the 40th floor of Condé Nast’s offices at One World Trade Center.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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As ever, beneath the bombast, the true picture is more nuanced.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Townshend-esque vibe is much stronger on Argent's original version of this song, but Kiss' reinvention is a vast improvement, weeding out the prog-rock bombast while venturing into Mott the Hoople territory.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The album is a hot mess of conflicted emotions, empty braggadocio, poor technique, and heartbreaking yet tiresome crying jags.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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The first singles from Carey’s 16th album are dripping with braggadocio with her inimitable voice wafting like smoke.—
Matthew Schnipper,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, in the wrong hands, being silent can signal disdain and superciliousness.—
Matteo Atti,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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After all, as Everett reminds us with comic pomposity: The journey matters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 July 2025
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Right now, his focus is on doing eight shows a week, while injecting a Big Easy swing to the Major General’s pomposity.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Triumphalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triumphalism. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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