as in nationalism
excessive favoritism towards one's own country
their ingrained chauvinism has blinded them to their country's faults
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Recent Examples of chauvinism
The national community could be knit together without indulging the chauvinism of belligerence.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
American chauvinism and solipsism leads them to believe every country would love to join America.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Battling chauvinism within the surfing community - and debilitating injuries - Gabeira finally got her wave, at Nazare, estimated at 73.5 feet, a woman’s record.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
There’s a lot of winking and smirking between the two of them, which defuses the crass chauvinism that guides the whole play.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2024
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
American chauvinism and solipsism leads them to believe every country would love to join America.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Battling chauvinism within the surfing community - and debilitating injuries - Gabeira finally got her wave, at Nazare, estimated at 73.5 feet, a woman’s record.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
There’s a lot of winking and smirking between the two of them, which defuses the crass chauvinism that guides the whole play.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chauvinism
Noun
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Rather than rely on simplistic caricature, Jude tells this story of Eastern European economic expansion, berserk nationalism, and the inability to create meaningful change with crushing relatability.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Online, people have joked about the parallels Trump’s second administration has had to George W. Bush’s presidency: the blind nationalism, the Islamophobia, the fearmongering around who does and does not legally reside here.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Now, many Canadians are becoming reluctant warriors in this ongoing battle and showing a new level of patriotism.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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How little there is in us of justice and humility, how poor is our conception of patriotism….—
Philip Metres
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
Noun
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The ingredients that have made up Russian political culture during the Putin era—a complex blend of Soviet, post-Soviet, imperial Russian, and modern Russian elements—will have to be replaced by a cruder, more overt Russian jingoism.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Sep. 2022
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India's jingoism and war hysteria should be a source of serious concern for the world.—
Peter Aitken
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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“Chauvinism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chauvinism. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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