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
Jafarzadeh said that the campaign is pitched as a patriotic duty, and the mobilization of civilians helps the regime by both replenishing manpower and occupying members of the public that could otherwise be swept up into future protests.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 4 Apr. 2026
The values are different now, the lifestyles, the accepted vulgarity, the manners, the view of what’s patriotic and what’s not, the concept of service.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Many welcomed the film’s fervently patriotic treatment of events, whereas others described it as propaganda.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
People spanning the width of the streets are passionately chanting and hoisting their picket signs in a patriotic parade, of sorts.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 4 Apr. 2026
The values are different now, the lifestyles, the accepted vulgarity, the manners, the view of what’s patriotic and what’s not, the concept of service.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Many welcomed the film’s fervently patriotic treatment of events, whereas others described it as propaganda.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
People spanning the width of the streets are passionately chanting and hoisting their picket signs in a patriotic parade, of sorts.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for patriotic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriotic
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Regardless of how nationalistic Jews felt as Hungarians, anti-semitism was on the rise in Hungary throughout the 1930s.—
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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Trump sees Leo in terms of nationalistic pride and loyalty.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Berlin — As one European nationalist party saw its grip on power end abruptly in Hungary over the weekend, another was riding a wave of popularity that is strengthening its hold on German politics.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images The ousting of Hungary's conservative nationalist leader Viktor Orbán is being hailed as a victory for liberal democracy and the European Union.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Patriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriotic. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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