as in loyalist
a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies
the contention that true patriots would be willing to do anything for their country
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Recent Examples of patriot
Stan never held a position in government but is no less a patriot.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
April 18th is one of the most important dates in American history and marks the night riders warned fellow patriots that British troops were on the move.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
As a country born of genocide and built by slavery, the true patriots among us know that our greatest strength and salvation lie in our diversity.
—Melody Moezzi, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The Mona Lisa is now the most famous, and most visited, painting in the world, but this was not the case until she was stolen from the Louvre—which acquired her in 1904—by Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian patriot who thought it should be returned to Italy.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
April 18th is one of the most important dates in American history and marks the night riders warned fellow patriots that British troops were on the move.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
As a country born of genocide and built by slavery, the true patriots among us know that our greatest strength and salvation lie in our diversity.
—Melody Moezzi, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The Mona Lisa is now the most famous, and most visited, painting in the world, but this was not the case until she was stolen from the Louvre—which acquired her in 1904—by Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian patriot who thought it should be returned to Italy.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriot
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There is no denying her perceptiveness, and her contemporaneous letters to her husband’s successor, Andrew Johnson—mostly attempts to secure positions for Lincoln loyalists—do not suggest a woman mentally finished off by yet more grief and loss.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Venezuela extradited a financial adviser of former President Nicolás Maduro to the US, a major escalation in Caracas’ purge of Maduro loyalists.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
18 May 2026
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While Washington was private about his Anglican beliefs and a supporter of religious freedom for all faiths, Christian nationalists have been reviving the image, and with it, the claim that the US is an inherently Christian nation at its origin.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 May 2026
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However, the issue cannot be resolved by simply blaming those who lean toward the right or become nationalists.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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“Patriot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriot. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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