as in nationalistic
having or showing love and support for one's country
hanging a flag outside one's home is a patriotic gesture
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Recent Examples of patriotic
These groups promote pro-Beijing propaganda, support Belt and Road Initiative projects, and echo Chinese patriotic rhetoric.
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Mike Kuiken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The patriotic puncher has been a consistent character in the game series, with his signature moves like the Sonic Boom and the Flash Kick.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
One of the most poignant choices is to intercut scratchy film of the train that in 1921 transported the Unknown Soldier to Rome in a coffin draped with patriotic banners and flowers, to be enshrined in the Altar of the Fatherland with an eternal flame at the Vittorio Emanuele II monument.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Luke played Adam, an idealistic and patriotic young man who joins the Army in his father’s footsteps after the tragic events of 9/11.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
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Mike Kuiken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The patriotic puncher has been a consistent character in the game series, with his signature moves like the Sonic Boom and the Flash Kick.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
One of the most poignant choices is to intercut scratchy film of the train that in 1921 transported the Unknown Soldier to Rome in a coffin draped with patriotic banners and flowers, to be enshrined in the Altar of the Fatherland with an eternal flame at the Vittorio Emanuele II monument.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Luke played Adam, an idealistic and patriotic young man who joins the Army in his father’s footsteps after the tragic events of 9/11.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriotic
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The expected leadership bid of the nationalistic Takaichi will also be closely watched by Japan's powerful neighbour China.—
Kaori Kaneko,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Modi is as nationalistic as Xi, and is no doubt irritated at the confidence and pushiness of its great eastern neighbor.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Finally, Europe is beset with a nationalist populism and growing social welfare costs just as military expenditures are set to increase.—
John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Banderite refers to Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera and is pejoratively used by the Kremlin against the government in Kyiv to falsely paint it as having Nazi sympathies.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Patriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriotic. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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