TRIUMPHED (OVER) Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

triumphed (over)

verb

past tense of triumph (over)

as in defeated

to achieve a victory over with teamwork, we can triumph over anything

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Breakker was on the mend as Femi defeated Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42, won the King of the Ring Tournament and seemingly ended Lesnar’s career at SummerSlam.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
The Tigers already defeated potential CFP challengers UNLV 27-21 on the road.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of defeated

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Under the leadership of president/baseball operations Peter Bendix, the Marlins have mastered the scrap heap pickup; Otto Lopez, Xavier Edwards, Liam Hicks (traded to Tampa Bay) and Heriberto Hernandez continue to wildly exceed expectations.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
However, Dustin Folkes, a former Marine, has mastered the art of being low-key while still on high alert.

— Nicki Cox, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of mastered

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Kittredge wisely includes testimonials from many below-the-line crew who speak openly of pride in the movie’s ambitions but also how quickly damage control overcame everything.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Direct internal heating Stanford researchers overcame this challenge by developing an internal heating method.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of overcame

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Jake Burger homered twice and Ezequiel Duran had his 12th game this season with at least three hits as Texas rallied from two four-run deficits to beat Tampa Bay.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
Watson was at the center of one of Week 1’s biggest upsets as the Minutemen won at Rutgers to break a 16-game losing streak and beat an FBS opponent for the first time since 2023.

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of beat

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The play gave Western Michigan a field goal as time expired, and those 3 points loomed large as Western Michigan took a 9-7 lead in the fourth quarter.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
In 2022, the pair took a big risk for their first date and went on a spontaneous trip to the World Cup in Qatar.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of took

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The ancient creature’s paddle-like abdominal limbs provide direct fossil evidence that insects conquered land through a prolonged semi-aquatic phase rather than an abrupt transition.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
That album conquered several rankings and missed out on ruling the Billboard 200 by only one rung.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of conquered

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The rationale being that Frank Lampard got his tactics spot on at the Etihad and on another day – a day when Coventry were more decisive in front of goal – their head coach would have been celebrating an unlikely result.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The Niners left California last Wednesday, arrived in Australia on Friday and were set for their first practice of game week on Monday at AAMI Park in Melbourne feeling mostly refreshed after players got a day to explore the city.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of got

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Suresh Raut, deputy manager at the Nepal Electricity Authority, who was at the rescue site when the body was discovered, said an 11-man team, including relatives of the missing, has been dispatched to search the surrounding area.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
For Kilmeade, the day marked a turning point in his career at Fox News, because he was dispatched to get to downtown Manhattan and capture what was happening.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

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