Definition of patrioticnext

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Recent Examples of patriotic There, in the forum where the president shares her projects daily with the nation and answers questions from the press, the question arose about whether Intocable would perform at the patriotic festivities in 2025. — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026 Along with the meal, the event featured a 10-minute evening drone show, with 250 drones displaying patriotic imagery. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Michelle showed off her American pride with a patriotic style statement on September 10. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026 The outcome itself Saturday — amid patriotic pregame and postgame theatrics to honor America’s 250th birthday — means next to nothing in the Huskers’ bid this fall to elevate their program in the Big Ten hierarchy. — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for patriotic
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Adjective
  • Haitian immigration to the Dominican Republic is often characterized as an ongoing peaceful invasion – a nationalistic narrative that has been perpetuated by Dominican politicians for over 50 years.
    — Kendall Medford, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for the death penalty in the case under a new law applying capital punishment to terrorism and nationalistic murders.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill, who is also vice president of the Irish nationalist Sinn Fein party, condemned the decision.
    — Amanda Ferguson Reuters, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • These two nationalist traditions offered starkly different diagnoses of Brazil’s problems and divergent political prescriptions.
    — Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Patriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriotic. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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