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
The Iowa State Fair is among others across the country that will highlight patriotic spirit in 2026.
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Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 23 Mar. 2026
The evening will feature educational programs, patriotic tributes and musical entertainment to mark the occasion.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
The two discuss and explore how immigrants have shaped patriotic music.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
In mid-December, viewers of social media saw Duffy slide behind the wheel of a sleek, black, limited-edition Corvette, imbued with patriotic insignia to celebrate the nation’s upcoming 250th birthday.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026
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Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 23 Mar. 2026
The evening will feature educational programs, patriotic tributes and musical entertainment to mark the occasion.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
The two discuss and explore how immigrants have shaped patriotic music.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
In mid-December, viewers of social media saw Duffy slide behind the wheel of a sleek, black, limited-edition Corvette, imbued with patriotic insignia to celebrate the nation’s upcoming 250th birthday.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriotic
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After the Russian government mandated all schools to implement nationalistic and anti-Ukraine lesson plans following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Talankin refused to go along.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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Despite being governed by clerics since 1979, Iran frequently deploys nationalistic symbols and invokes its pre-Islamic past alongside its revolutionary identity.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Schwemmer has past ties to the white supremacist and anti-Semite Nick Fuentes and his Groyper movement, a loose network of white-nationalist activists and internet trolls who gravitate around online influencers, primarily Fuentes.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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Their victory would unseat Orbán's nationalist Fidesz party, which took power in 2010.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Patriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriotic. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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