Laurels
Laurels noun - Public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement.
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Overthrow
Overthrow noun - Failure to win a contest.
Laurels and overthrow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Laurels" instead a noun "Overthrow".
Nearby Words: overthrown, overthrowing
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Sure, they're out there somewhere being evil, probably oppressing someone else, but they don't actually seem to do much; they just sit about resting on their laurels or at most maintaining an active training regimen, waiting for the heroes to come and overthrow them.
Source: Orcus on His Throne
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