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
The small Santa Clara diner offers a straightforward menu of burgers and burritos, paired with an abundance of patriotic decorations and walls covered in photographs of smiling customers.
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Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
In his front yard, an American flag waves above a sign with the same patriotic colors.
—Ramon Taylor, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
This year's crystal ball in Times Square drop to celebrate 2026 will feature a patriotic touch for America's 250th birthday.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The biggest headlines shaping the denim industry in 2025 were driven by political forces and carried an overtly patriotic tone.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for patriotic
Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
In his front yard, an American flag waves above a sign with the same patriotic colors.
—Ramon Taylor, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
This year's crystal ball in Times Square drop to celebrate 2026 will feature a patriotic touch for America's 250th birthday.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The biggest headlines shaping the denim industry in 2025 were driven by political forces and carried an overtly patriotic tone.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for patriotic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriotic
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Yet Iran is also deeply nationalistic, and even among the remaining 80 percent, support for foreign military intervention has historically been uncertain.—
Kay Armin Serjoie,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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There’s a world in which Minus One is disquieting, where the nuisance of who started that war is totally lost and instead we’re treated to a nationalistic uprising.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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But such strikes risk rallying nationalist sentiment around the regime and foreclosing the possibility of defections within the security forces.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
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By delegitimizing the Islamic Republic as an occupying force—one that plunders national wealth to subsidize regional proxies—the opposition has effectively subverted the regime’s nationalist rhetoric.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Patriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriotic. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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