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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
Regardless of how nationalistic Jews felt as Hungarians, anti-semitism was on the rise in Hungary throughout the 1930s.
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Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
Trump sees Leo in terms of nationalistic pride and loyalty.
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Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
The combination has led to xenophobia, and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ’s nationalistic government has proposed tougher rules on foreigners.
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ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
Israel’s national security minister is slamming the Muslim-majority countries that have denounced its controversial bill to effectively expand the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of terrorism and nationalistic murders.
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Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for nationalistic
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
Trump sees Leo in terms of nationalistic pride and loyalty.
—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
The combination has led to xenophobia, and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ’s nationalistic government has proposed tougher rules on foreigners.
—
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
Israel’s national security minister is slamming the Muslim-majority countries that have denounced its controversial bill to effectively expand the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of terrorism and nationalistic murders.
—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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Tis the season for beach trips, patriotic holidays, picking fresh vegetables from the garden, and maybe sleeping in just a little bit later on some mornings.
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More importantly, Declarations does not merely add Black figures into an existing patriotic narrative.
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In a gambit for votes in next year’s elections, the far-right nationalist party Rassemblement National put forth a plan last week to invest billions in air-conditioning.
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Some in Ukraine view the UPA as nationalist heroes for their resistance to Soviet and Nazi forces.
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“Nationalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationalistic. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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