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 collection is highly versatile, offering both subtle nods to the sport and head-to-toe outfits, all created in a patriotic color palette of red, white and a variety of blues.
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Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 3 June 2026
That most Americans continue to be patriotic only demonstrates to these progressives their blindness to, if not complicity in, evils wrought by the men and women who rule the imperial state.
—Michael Kazin, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
This being Florida, a chunk of the crowd apparently took that as a cue to launch into a patriotic chant.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
Flag Day lands in the middle of the month, and this is the patriotic run-up to America’s 250th birthday on July 4.
—Jim Geraghty, Washington Post, 2 June 2026
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Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 3 June 2026
That most Americans continue to be patriotic only demonstrates to these progressives their blindness to, if not complicity in, evils wrought by the men and women who rule the imperial state.
—Michael Kazin, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
This being Florida, a chunk of the crowd apparently took that as a cue to launch into a patriotic chant.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
Flag Day lands in the middle of the month, and this is the patriotic run-up to America’s 250th birthday on July 4.
—Jim Geraghty, Washington Post, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriotic
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In this way, the two most powerful leaders in the world, both of whom are pursuing nationalistic economic programs, could be on track to make their respective countries economically weaker.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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Germany was long seen as hesitant to appear overly militaristic or nationalistic, but the Ukraine war — and now the Iran conflict — has pushed Berlin to increase defense spending and crystallize its own national interests.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Kono faced growing criticism and attempts to overwrite his 1993 apology especially during nationalist former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s leadership.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Kono faced growing criticism and attempts to overwrite his 1993 apology especially during nationalist former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe 's leadership.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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“Patriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriotic. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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