triumphed (over)

Definition of triumphed (over)next
past tense of triumph (over)
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Verb
  • Xander Bogaerts and Bryce Johnson delivered two-out RBIs as the San Diego Padres defeated the Angels 2-1 on Sunday.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Also defeated was Vladimir Putin, who especially sought an Orbán victory to keep his firewall in the EU, where Hungary had used its power to block assistance to Ukraine and sanctions against Russia; no longer.
    New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That is precisely the trick Audi has mastered.
    Chris Jackson, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The pair have mastered the couples' pic while on their travels together.
    Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This marked just the second time Buffalo overcame a two-goal third-period deficit.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Epstein said children more easily overcame fear because of their age.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Davis and the other man cornered Pierre against a fence, where they were filmed beating the teen as dozens of bystanders stood by recording the attack.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • In the first week of Q1 earnings calls, 49 companies reported results and 76% of them beat earnings estimates, according to Bank of America’s Savita Subramanian.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Spartans took a 1-0 lead in the first on a two-out single by Hannah Estrada.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
  • General manager Joe Hortiz and Jim Harbaugh wisely took him.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Messi celebrated the winning goal in the arms of his teammates, another stadium conquered, with a smile anyone could understand.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Ariana Grande has conquered global arenas, the Oscars stage and, now, another CinemaCon.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the appeal that got the Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic onto the award ballots might earn him All-NBA, but did not lead to him getting his first MVP award.
    Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Excited, yet anxious, over the prospect of reconnecting with the man that got away, the pair fortifies themselves with cocktails and bubbly during a boozy dinner.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Trump was dispatched there briefly after the incident Saturday night.
    Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Two workers were dispatched to tell Nataliia.
    Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Triumphed (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triumphed%20%28over%29. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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