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
Amid depictions of a lost nation, scrambling in the aftermath of the Columbine shooting and September 11, soliciting a spectrum of jingoism and conspiratorial thinking, the suburbs were ground zero for overheated cultural analysis.
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Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
That it’s never made clear who fired the missile — everyone’s a possible enemy, though it’s strongly suggested that the North Koreans are ultimately responsible — invites charges of jingoism or at least of a soft embrace of American exceptionalism.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
The level of jingoism and rallying behind Modi has been very strong.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
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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Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
That it’s never made clear who fired the missile — everyone’s a possible enemy, though it’s strongly suggested that the North Koreans are ultimately responsible — invites charges of jingoism or at least of a soft embrace of American exceptionalism.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
The level of jingoism and rallying behind Modi has been very strong.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jingoism
Noun
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Historically, Celtic supporters allied with Irish-Catholicism and nationalism, Rangers with Protestantism and British unionism.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 May 2026
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Much as in the pre-1914 world, nationalisms of various kinds play an increasing role in today’s politics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
Noun
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The documents, leaked to USA TODAY by a source inside Patriot Front, show how the group finds new recruits, choreographs its rallies and events, and obscures its true mission behind language stressing patriotism and plausible deniability.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The 1930s and early 1940s were a heyday of patriotism on the broad left.—
Michael Kazin,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
Noun
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The young Forster recoiled from the school’s culture of authoritarianism and militaristic chauvinism, which may have found expression in the students’ often appalling attitudes toward their own mothers.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Her stories are well-told, relevant and often searing, detailing an elementary-school teacher’s slight, a hometown swimming-pool reckoning and chauvinism from an Ivy League club.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Jingoism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoism. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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