triumphalism
noun
tri·um·phal·ism
trī-ˈəm(p)-fə-ˌli-zəm 
: an attitude or feeling of victory or superiority: such as
a
: the attitude that one religious creed is superior to all others
b
: smug or boastful pride in the success or dominance of one's nation or ideology over others
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The bigger challenge has at times come from outside the administration, as some supporters of Ukraine indulged in a premature triumphalism that raised impossible expectations for last year’s Ukrainian counteroffensive.
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Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Butcher's Crossing by John Williams (1960) Williams' anti-Western takes American triumphalism to task.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 11 June 2024
Within hours, the Egyptian air force had been destroyed on the ground, and Israelis’ existential dread was replaced by an almost uncontrolled triumphalism.
—Tom Segev, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
May 3, 2024 London The horn of official triumphalism still sounds unabated in Iran, nearly three weeks after the Islamic Republic launched an unprecedented barrage, from Iranian soil, of more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
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Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Butcher's Crossing by John Williams (1960) Williams' anti-Western takes American triumphalism to task.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 11 June 2024
Within hours, the Egyptian air force had been destroyed on the ground, and Israelis’ existential dread was replaced by an almost uncontrolled triumphalism.
—Tom Segev, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
May 3, 2024 London The horn of official triumphalism still sounds unabated in Iran, nearly three weeks after the Islamic Republic launched an unprecedented barrage, from Iranian soil, of more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
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“Triumphalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triumphalism. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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