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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
The first choice was a right-wing painter, whose xenophobic and nationalistic work, full of toxic masculinity, appealed to the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party.
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Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
While bad blood around the contests - watched by literally hundreds of millions around the world - had often been fuelled by nationalistic fans and warring governments, the players had generally shown sportsmanship and goodwill on the field.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The expected leadership bid of the nationalistic Takaichi will also be closely watched by Japan's powerful neighbour China.
—Kaori Kaneko, USA Today, 8 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
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Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
While bad blood around the contests - watched by literally hundreds of millions around the world - had often been fuelled by nationalistic fans and warring governments, the players had generally shown sportsmanship and goodwill on the field.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The expected leadership bid of the nationalistic Takaichi will also be closely watched by Japan's powerful neighbour China.
—Kaori Kaneko, USA Today, 8 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationalistic
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Yet, Longfellow, at the dawn of the Civil War, wrote of Revere’s journey as a call to arms, a rallying cry aimed at stirring patriotic sentiment among Northerners and a reminder that action by a single individual can matter.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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From Independence Day to Flag Day, the United States observes numerous patriotic holidays each year.—
Hector Amezcua,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Trump later pardoned him, and Flynn since has become a leader of the Christian nationalist movement.—
Arthur Allen,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Anti-immigration nationalist Geert Wilders won a shock election victory two years ago, but his party has struggled to enact policies or maintain a grip on government.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Nationalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationalistic. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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