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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In Shade’s telling, 9/11 was not the end of the ’90s, as Chuck Klosterman and others have argued, but a dark chapter in an ongoing story of national triumphalism.
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Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Over two frigid days in Washington, there was a powerful sense of triumphalism, jubilation and gloating as Mr. Trump’s supporters poured into a fortresslike capital for his second inaugural.
—Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
What did Terzic say at half time, and which bit of premature triumphalism most motivated Mainz to play out of their skins?
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
To highlight this fact is neither triumphalism nor complacency.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Over two frigid days in Washington, there was a powerful sense of triumphalism, jubilation and gloating as Mr. Trump’s supporters poured into a fortresslike capital for his second inaugural.
—Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
What did Terzic say at half time, and which bit of premature triumphalism most motivated Mainz to play out of their skins?
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
To highlight this fact is neither triumphalism nor complacency.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Triumphalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triumphalism. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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