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
Taking over from Bollinger, the partnership feels like a natural patriotic fit.
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Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Luke played Adam, an idealistic and patriotic young man who joins the Army in his father’s footsteps after the tragic events of 9/11.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
No surprise to see a patriotic doorstop on the president’s list.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Prior to 2025, his patriotic zeal had been a cornerstone of his personal brand.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Luke played Adam, an idealistic and patriotic young man who joins the Army in his father’s footsteps after the tragic events of 9/11.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
No surprise to see a patriotic doorstop on the president’s list.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Prior to 2025, his patriotic zeal had been a cornerstone of his personal brand.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriotic
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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
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Modi is as nationalistic as Xi, and is no doubt irritated at the confidence and pushiness of its great eastern neighbor.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Finally, Europe is beset with a nationalist populism and growing social welfare costs just as military expenditures are set to increase.—
John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Banderite refers to Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera and is pejoratively used by the Kremlin against the government in Kyiv to falsely paint it as having Nazi sympathies.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Patriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriotic. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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