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
McMahon told me that another priority is patriotic education.
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The evening will feature educational programs, patriotic tributes and musical entertainment to mark the occasion.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
There have been parades around Old City with patriotic floats.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
In the end, the defeat of Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s autocratic prime minister, required not just an ordinary election campaign or new messaging but rather the construction of a broad, diverse, and patriotic grassroots social movement.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The evening will feature educational programs, patriotic tributes and musical entertainment to mark the occasion.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
There have been parades around Old City with patriotic floats.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
In the end, the defeat of Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s autocratic prime minister, required not just an ordinary election campaign or new messaging but rather the construction of a broad, diverse, and patriotic grassroots social movement.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriotic
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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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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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According to critics and allies alike, those statements are aimed at reassuring Chavista loyalists that the movement has not entirely abandoned its nationalist identity.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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Northern Ireland is governed by Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein in a power-sharing arrangement with the pro-British Democratic Unionist Party.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
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“Patriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriotic. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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