flag-waving
noun
flag-wav·ing
ˈflag-ˌwā-viŋ 
: passionate appeal to patriotic or partisan sentiment : chauvinism
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Among the celebrations: a massive fireworks display at Mount Rushmore on July 3, 2026, and what organizers hope is the single-largest flag-waving celebration in history.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 6 July 2025
There is a lot of flag-waving, Americana and anthem-singing.
—Michelle Tauber, People.com, 4 July 2025
According to a 1985 story by W. Gardner Selby published in Third Coast magazine, Austin Mayor Travis LaRue led a flag-waving Loyalty Day parade down Congress Avenue just before the biggest 1970 antiwar marches.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Los Angeles riots, with their Mexican flag-waving and clashes with law enforcement, threaten to radicalize the Democrats beyond the issue of immigration.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 6 July 2025
There is a lot of flag-waving, Americana and anthem-singing.
—Michelle Tauber, People.com, 4 July 2025
According to a 1985 story by W. Gardner Selby published in Third Coast magazine, Austin Mayor Travis LaRue led a flag-waving Loyalty Day parade down Congress Avenue just before the biggest 1970 antiwar marches.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Los Angeles riots, with their Mexican flag-waving and clashes with law enforcement, threaten to radicalize the Democrats beyond the issue of immigration.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
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“Flag-waving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag-waving. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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