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as in nationalistic
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country
most of the articles on the website are nationalist propaganda and not objective by any means
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as in patriotic
having or showing love and support for one's country
nationalist fervor is often at its highest when a country is at war
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as in patriot
one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country
a staunch nationalist who favored any policy that would give the country more power in the international arena
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Recent Examples of nationalist
Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025
Now, there is growing speculation that Lula will ride a wave of nationalist sentiment into a re-election bid.
—Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
Ami Ayalon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2025
There was no immediate comment from the Baloch nationalists and separatist groups.
—Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
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Adjective
After the ceremony, groups of nationalist activists stopped Schudrich and other visitors from leaving by blocking their cars.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025
Now, there is growing speculation that Lula will ride a wave of nationalist sentiment into a re-election bid.
—Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
Noun
The Palestinian cause has long served as a unifying banner for otherwise disparate actors—Sunnis and Shiites, Arabs and Persians, Islamists and nationalists.
—Ami Ayalon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2025
There was no immediate comment from the Baloch nationalists and separatist groups.
—Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationalist
Adjective
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His government also rejects a two-state solution on nationalistic and security grounds.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Netanyahu rejects the two-state solution on both nationalistic and security grounds.—
Rob Gillies,
Chicago Tribune,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Toward the beginning of Infinite, the game interrupts the player’s stroll through patriotic fairgrounds to reveal a mob about to murder an interracial couple.—
G Kirilloff,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Her record is as patriotic as any and more courageous than most.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
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Real patriots pay no heed to such undemocratic, childish rhetoric.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 July 2025
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When the forces of anti-Americanism have sought to burn, tear down, and destroy, patriots have built, rebuilt, and lifted up.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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“Nationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationalist. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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