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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
Modi is as nationalistic as Xi, and is no doubt irritated at the confidence and pushiness of its great eastern neighbor.
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Kerry Brown, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Red and black symbolism is highly popular among nationalistic Ukrainians and features on the symbols of many Ukrainian military units.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2025
This is my kind of patriotism — very different from the unquestioning, nationalistic and sycophantic allegiance demanded by the Don.
—Mike McGrew, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
Second, a unilateral U.S. attack would trigger a nationalistic reaction across Mexico.
—Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
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Kerry Brown, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Red and black symbolism is highly popular among nationalistic Ukrainians and features on the symbols of many Ukrainian military units.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2025
This is my kind of patriotism — very different from the unquestioning, nationalistic and sycophantic allegiance demanded by the Don.
—Mike McGrew, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
Second, a unilateral U.S. attack would trigger a nationalistic reaction across Mexico.
—Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationalistic
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Then the patriotic hold music played.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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The state media and government representatives push militarism and self-sacrifice; school curricula endlessly celebrate Russian war victories; theaters obediently stage works of communist-era patriotic authors; and cities display army recruitment banners and hero worship posters.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Voters also tend to lean more nationalist and conservative during economic downturns, said Hajime Kidera, a professor at Meiji University’s School of Political Science and Economics – which is one reason Abe was so popular during the post-recession early 2010s.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, parties espousing nationalist rhetoric are on the rise across Europe, with right-wing nationalist movements counting historic electoral turnouts in a number of nations.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Nationalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationalistic. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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