flag-waving
noun
flag-wav·ing
ˈflag-ˌwā-viŋ 
: passionate appeal to patriotic or partisan sentiment : chauvinism
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All that cheering and smiling and flag-waving suggests fun is being had.
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David Rind, CNN, 3 July 2024
Listen to this article A small crowd of a few dozen flag-waving Donald Trump supporters mixed with a smattering of anti-Trump protesters outside Manhattan Supreme Court as the historic first criminal trial of a former U.S. president kicked off Monday.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2024
Gone was the usual human backdrop of flag-waving supporters seen at MAGA rallies.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 2 June 2024
This isn’t a rally in front of a Confederate flag-waving crowd of acolytes.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
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David Rind, CNN, 3 July 2024
Listen to this article A small crowd of a few dozen flag-waving Donald Trump supporters mixed with a smattering of anti-Trump protesters outside Manhattan Supreme Court as the historic first criminal trial of a former U.S. president kicked off Monday.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2024
Gone was the usual human backdrop of flag-waving supporters seen at MAGA rallies.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 2 June 2024
This isn’t a rally in front of a Confederate flag-waving crowd of acolytes.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
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“Flag-waving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag-waving. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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