as in nationalism
excessive favoritism towards one's own country
his loudmouthed jingoism will not win us any foreign allies
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Recent Examples of jingoism
And jingoism, idiotic, is not patriotism.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
Kavi Singh is a star of the genre known as Hindutva pop, a mixture of jingoism and danceable beats.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Populism is gaining strength in both countries, fanning the flames of jingoism.
—Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
Worth it just for the scene in which the vampires descend on a bar and defenestrate every vestige of yeehaw, good ol’ boy American jingoism.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
Kavi Singh is a star of the genre known as Hindutva pop, a mixture of jingoism and danceable beats.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Populism is gaining strength in both countries, fanning the flames of jingoism.
—Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
Worth it just for the scene in which the vampires descend on a bar and defenestrate every vestige of yeehaw, good ol’ boy American jingoism.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for jingoism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jingoism
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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Jews and other immigrants from southern and eastern Europe were disproportionately targeted, highlighting the cultural affinities between anti-radicalism and racial and ethnic chauvinism.—
Rick Baldoz,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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The national community could be knit together without indulging the chauvinism of belligerence.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Jingoism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoism. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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