fanfare vs triumph

fanfare

noun
  • A show of ceremony or celebration. 

  • A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase. 

verb
  • To fan out. 

  • To play a fanfare. 

  • To mark an arrival or departure with music, noise, or drama. 

  • To imitate a fanfare, in order to dramatize the presentation or introduction of something. 

  • To publicize or announce. 

  • To introduce with pomp and show. 

  • To embellish with fanfares. 

triumph

noun
  • A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor. 

  • A state of joy or exultation at success. 

  • a ceremony held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the military achievement of an army commander. 

  • A work of art, cuisine, etc. of very high quality. 

  • A card trick in which the cards are shuffled with half face-up and half face-down, then laid out so that only the observer's chosen card is facing upward. 

  • A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest. 

  • A card game, also called trump. 

verb
  • To play a trump in a card game. 

  • To succeed, win, or attain ascendancy. 

  • To be prosperous; to flourish. 

  • To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation. 

  • To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties. 

How often have the words fanfare and triumph occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )