as in nationalistic
having or showing love and support for one's country
hanging a flag outside one's home is a patriotic gesture
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Recent Examples of patriotic
And so, despite some emotionally satiating patriotic rhetoric on the campaign trail, Carney was deferential and complimentary to Trump on his courtly visit to the Oval Office shortly after winning the election.
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Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
The pro-American side emphasizes the triumphs, airbrushes out the tragedies, and veers close to patriotic mythology.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
This year, Zamzow put up a patriotic scene, featuring hundreds of skeletons, in celebration of the upcoming 250th year of the United States.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The family-friendly concert features patriotic music honoring veterans, as well as contemporary and classical selections, movie and theater musical favorites.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
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Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
The pro-American side emphasizes the triumphs, airbrushes out the tragedies, and veers close to patriotic mythology.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
This year, Zamzow put up a patriotic scene, featuring hundreds of skeletons, in celebration of the upcoming 250th year of the United States.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The family-friendly concert features patriotic music honoring veterans, as well as contemporary and classical selections, movie and theater musical favorites.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for patriotic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriotic
Adjective
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Though many party members welcome Takaichi’s ascendance as a potential return to the days of Abe, there are concerns that her nationalistic historical views could cause friction with East Asian neighbors China and South Korea.—
Arata Yamamoto,
NBC news,
4 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Its campaign calling for the protection of American culture from invaders has raised eyebrows, and prompted accusations by the Southern Poverty Law Center's Hatewatch Project, of promoting a White, Christian nationalist agenda.—
NPR,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Patriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriotic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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