Triumph
noun
A great victory or achievement.
The team's triumph in the championships was widely celebrated.
Often appears as...
- triumphant victory
- triumph over adversity
verb
To win or gain victory.
Despite the obstacles, she triumphed in the end.
Often appears as...
- triumph over difficulties
- triumph in the face of adversity
noun
Joy or satisfaction resulting from a success or victory.
She could hardly contain her triumph when she heard the good news.
Often appears as...
- moment of triumph
- triumph of joy
noun
A great victory or achievement.
The team's triumph in the championships was widely celebrated.
Often appears as...
- triumphant victory
- triumph over adversity
verb
To win or gain victory.
Despite the obstacles, she triumphed in the end.
Often appears as...
- triumph over difficulties
- triumph in the face of adversity
noun
Joy or satisfaction resulting from a success or victory.
She could hardly contain her triumph when she heard the good news.
Often appears as...
- moment of triumph
- triumph of joy
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Battles
Triumph is often used to describe decisive historical victories or turning points.
The triumph of the allied forces in World War II shaped modern history.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphoric Victory
Triumph can be used metaphorically for personal victories over challenges, not just actual competitions.
His invention's success was a triumph over years of doubt.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
Triumph implies a significant, often emotional, victory rather than a trivial win.
After years of research, the scientist's breakthrough was a triumph.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Battles
Triumph is often used to describe decisive historical victories or turning points.
The triumph of the allied forces in World War II shaped modern history.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphoric Victory
Triumph can be used metaphorically for personal victories over challenges, not just actual competitions.
His invention's success was a triumph over years of doubt.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
Triumph implies a significant, often emotional, victory rather than a trivial win.
After years of research, the scientist's breakthrough was a triumph.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Battles
Triumph is often used to describe decisive historical victories or turning points.
The triumph of the allied forces in World War II shaped modern history.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphoric Victory
Triumph can be used metaphorically for personal victories over challenges, not just actual competitions.
His invention's success was a triumph over years of doubt.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
Triumph implies a significant, often emotional, victory rather than a trivial win.
After years of research, the scientist's breakthrough was a triumph.
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An anti-hero of one's...
Perhaps he or she runs away, escapes to fight another day. All too often though, the anti-hero is killed, or brainwashed to return to conformity with the masses. No heroic triumph here, no brave individual standing up against impersonal institutions of a modern world,
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How the worst moments in...
you need to incorporate that meaning into a new identity. You need to take the traumas and make them part of who you've come to be, and you need to fold the worst events of your life into a narrative of triumph, evincing a better self in response to things that hurt.
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The Triumph and Tragedy...
the right to govern themselves and determine their own future but that moment of triumph was marred by one of the most violent forced migrations in human history known simply as partition lines drawn on a world map were the catalyst for the massacre of more than
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Can wildlife adapt to...
because nowadays, they're brown. The brown color variant is the genetically dominant form of plumage in this species, but historically, the recessive pale gray variant triumphed because of its selective advantage in helping these predators blend in.
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History vs. Augustus -...
Mere optics. He used his military influence and personal wealth to stack the Senate in his favor, while retaining the powers of a tribune and the right to celebrate military triumphs. He kept control of provinces with the most legions.
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A host of heroes - April...
Others use enchanted swords or get help from magical beans. They could also reject the expectations of society and adhere to their own code of morality. And in the end, the hero triumphs over evil in an idyllic way,
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How batteries work -...
and cuts out in the middle of your call. In that moment, you may feel more like throwing your battery across the room than singing its praises, but batteries are a triumph of science.
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Gelada Baboon Sexual...
one day this tyrant will meet his High Noon and lose his females but not today he broadcasts his triumphant wind to the rest of the truth from the top of the tree
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The impact of Simón...
cause marked the turning point of the revolution but for all his triumphs bolivars glory did not last unto the grave in time politics in the countries he created
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How a "Hi Level" Mindset...
These misfortunes are just going to make my triumph story a lot cooler." I used this as fuel to the fire, motivation, if you will.
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An anti-hero of one's...
Perhaps he or she runs away, escapes to fight another day. All too often though, the anti-hero is killed, or brainwashed to return to conformity with the masses. No heroic triumph here, no brave individual standing up against impersonal institutions of a modern world,
Video examples
How the worst moments in...
you need to incorporate that meaning into a new identity. You need to take the traumas and make them part of who you've come to be, and you need to fold the worst events of your life into a narrative of triumph, evincing a better self in response to things that hurt.
Video examples
The Triumph and Tragedy...
the right to govern themselves and determine their own future but that moment of triumph was marred by one of the most violent forced migrations in human history known simply as partition lines drawn on a world map were the catalyst for the massacre of more than
Video examples
Can wildlife adapt to...
because nowadays, they're brown. The brown color variant is the genetically dominant form of plumage in this species, but historically, the recessive pale gray variant triumphed because of its selective advantage in helping these predators blend in.
Video examples
History vs. Augustus -...
Mere optics. He used his military influence and personal wealth to stack the Senate in his favor, while retaining the powers of a tribune and the right to celebrate military triumphs. He kept control of provinces with the most legions.
Video examples
A host of heroes - April...
Others use enchanted swords or get help from magical beans. They could also reject the expectations of society and adhere to their own code of morality. And in the end, the hero triumphs over evil in an idyllic way,
Video examples
How batteries work -...
and cuts out in the middle of your call. In that moment, you may feel more like throwing your battery across the room than singing its praises, but batteries are a triumph of science.
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Gelada Baboon Sexual...
one day this tyrant will meet his High Noon and lose his females but not today he broadcasts his triumphant wind to the rest of the truth from the top of the tree
Video examples
The impact of Simón...
cause marked the turning point of the revolution but for all his triumphs bolivars glory did not last unto the grave in time politics in the countries he created
Video examples
How a "Hi Level" Mindset...
These misfortunes are just going to make my triumph story a lot cooler." I used this as fuel to the fire, motivation, if you will.
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Juhi Chawla
Indian Actress
At the end of the day, we always show that truth triumphs. We don't leave the movie in the middle saying, 'Great, pick whatever you want to and go out there and do something wrong'. Bollywood is not the only influence in a person's life. They are also affected by their family and friends.
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Jason Katims
American Writer
You're breaking up, you're getting together, you're changing your life, you're arguing with your parents, you're making terrible mistakes, you're having great triumphs. It's what happens to teenagers.
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Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.
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John Pinette
My philosophy in life is just to laugh as much as possible through the good and the bad - to laugh at the tragedies as well as the triumphs.
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Karen Kingsbury
American Novelist
I write about the trials and triumphs of contemporary life - and often the readers see themselves between the lines of the story.
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Maria Montessori
Italian Educator
If intelligence is the triumph of life, the spoken word is the marvellous means by which this intelligence is manifested.
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Joseph Barber Lightfoot
English Theologian
Eternal truth, eternal righteousness, eternal love; these only can triumph, for these only can endure.
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Stevie Wonder
American Musician
I've had some incredibly triumphal things happen in my life.
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Flea
Australian Musician
I love my life and my mistakes and my triumphs - all of it.
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Juhi Chawla
Indian Actress
At the end of the day, we always show that truth triumphs. We don't leave the movie in the middle saying, 'Great, pick whatever you want to and go out there and do something wrong'. Bollywood is not the only influence in a person's life. They are also affected by their family and friends.
Quote examples
Jason Katims
American Writer
You're breaking up, you're getting together, you're changing your life, you're arguing with your parents, you're making terrible mistakes, you're having great triumphs. It's what happens to teenagers.
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Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.
Quote examples
John Pinette
My philosophy in life is just to laugh as much as possible through the good and the bad - to laugh at the tragedies as well as the triumphs.
Quote examples
Karen Kingsbury
American Novelist
I write about the trials and triumphs of contemporary life - and often the readers see themselves between the lines of the story.
Quote examples
Maria Montessori
Italian Educator
If intelligence is the triumph of life, the spoken word is the marvellous means by which this intelligence is manifested.
Quote examples
Joseph Barber Lightfoot
English Theologian
Eternal truth, eternal righteousness, eternal love; these only can triumph, for these only can endure.
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Stevie Wonder
American Musician
I've had some incredibly triumphal things happen in my life.
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Flea
Australian Musician
I love my life and my mistakes and my triumphs - all of it.
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