Good triumphed, evil defeated.

Meaning: Morally right or beneficial won a victory and morally wrong or harmful was overcome or conquered.

Choice of Words: Good is morally right or beneficial, triumphed means won a victory, evil is morally wrong or harmful, defeated means overcome or conquered.

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Virtue prevailed, wickedness vanquished.

Meaning: This means that the good side has won and the evil side has lost. It's a more formal way of saying, The good guys won and the bad guys lost.

Choice of Words: Virtue is another word for goodness, while wickedness is another word for evil. Prevailed means to be victorious or to win, while vanquished means to be defeated or overcome.

Right triumphed, wrong defeated.

Meaning: This means that the good side has won and the evil side has lost. It's a simple and straightforward way of saying, The good guys won and the bad guys lost.

Choice of Words: Right and wrong are two more words that can be used to represent the struggle between good and evil. Triumphed and defeated mean the same thing as they did in the first sentence.

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