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coup — as in: deposed in the coup
A successful coup with no bloodshed. |
the sudden overthrow of a government by use of limited force |
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coup — as in: a financial coup
We consider it a coup for the University to get the new presidential library. |
a brilliant and notable success |
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coup de grace — as in: delivered the coup de grace
Mercifully, he delivered the coup de grace. |
deathblow (literally a sword strike that mercifully kills a wounded animal, or metaphorically as the last in a series of things that defeated an opponent, idea, business or other entity.) |
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