as in nationalism
excessive favoritism towards one's own country
his loudmouthed jingoism will not win us any foreign allies
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Recent Examples of jingoism
Sushant Singh, a lecturer in South Asian studies at Yale University and a former Indian military officer, said that the jingoism surrounding the attacks eclipses the security and political failures.
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Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
And jingoism, idiotic, is not patriotism.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
Kavi Singh is a star of the genre known as Hindutva pop, a mixture of jingoism and danceable beats.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Populism is gaining strength in both countries, fanning the flames of jingoism.
—Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
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Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
And jingoism, idiotic, is not patriotism.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
Kavi Singh is a star of the genre known as Hindutva pop, a mixture of jingoism and danceable beats.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Populism is gaining strength in both countries, fanning the flames of jingoism.
—Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jingoism
Noun
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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was banned multiple times after India gained independence, including for its links to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, and has long been criticized for religious nationalism.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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With the media’s normalization of white nationalism, recent years have made clear that there is a new urgency to assess the role that artists, through works of art, have played to illuminate the searing contours of the American body politic.—
Simon Njami,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the patriotism came out on multiple occasions, including not one but two renditions of fans singing the national anthem impromptu.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Watchmen creator also emphasized his friendship to Kimmel and faith in the host’s patriotism.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This moment of intrafamily chauvinism unspools into a broader consideration of the patriarchy at work.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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My West Coast chauvinism crumbled during a recent tour of New England beer and baseball.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Jingoism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoism. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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