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as in patriotic
having or showing love and support for one's country
a nationalistic display of the country's flag at all civic events
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as in nationalist
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country
a nationalistic economic policy that raises up enormous barriers against the importation of goods from other countries
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Recent Examples of nationalistic
Second, a unilateral U.S. attack would trigger a nationalistic reaction across Mexico.
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Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Yet the diaspora tends to be more nationalistic and also holds considerable power through remittances and private sector investment.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Truman's decision also affirmed a deeper American nationalistic sentiment: that from an American perspective, the safety and security of American lives must necessarily be prioritized over foreign lives.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
Netanyahu rejects the two-state solution on both nationalistic and security grounds.
—Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Yet the diaspora tends to be more nationalistic and also holds considerable power through remittances and private sector investment.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Truman's decision also affirmed a deeper American nationalistic sentiment: that from an American perspective, the safety and security of American lives must necessarily be prioritized over foreign lives.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
Netanyahu rejects the two-state solution on both nationalistic and security grounds.
—Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationalistic
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The patriotic red, white, and blue cookies debuted for July 4 and contain natural colorings such as spirulina, turmeric, and vegetable juice in place of artificial food dyes.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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This shift toward domestic sourcing sounds patriotic in theory, but the reality is more complex.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Finally, Europe is beset with a nationalist populism and growing social welfare costs just as military expenditures are set to increase.—
John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Banderite refers to Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera and is pejoratively used by the Kremlin against the government in Kyiv to falsely paint it as having Nazi sympathies.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Nationalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationalistic. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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