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
Kavi Singh is a star of the genre known as Hindutva pop, a mixture of jingoism and danceable beats.
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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
Verhoeven was over-the-top in his depiction of the military jingoism and propaganda, fetishized costumes, and highlighted Nazi influences.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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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
Verhoeven was over-the-top in his depiction of the military jingoism and propaganda, fetishized costumes, and highlighted Nazi influences.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jingoism
Noun
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Spielberg had it in War of the Worlds, with its sense of unapologetic nationalism.—
Armond White,
National Review,
18 June 2025
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Our first practice had been a disaster, and the first game would be against the Kazakh national team, the home team, on its home turf in front of its own fans, at a venue that was very much a spectacle of Kazakh nationalism.—
Will Grant,
Outside Online,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Donald Trump Kathryn Palmer USA TODAY June 14 marks a day of patriotism for multiple reasons, with the conjunction of Flag Day and President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
15 June 2025
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The novel it’s based on is supposed to be pro-fascist, but the movie is a critique of fascism and ultra-nationalism and patriotism and war, imperialism, all that.—
Nic Juarez,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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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 30 Jun. 2025.
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