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
Thursday, February 20: Justin Trudeau takes a patriotic jab at the U.S. after Canada wins the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 7 May 2025
American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity (2010) Most on-theme: Kerry Washington, Jessica Biel, and Emmy Rossum
Kerry Washington, Jessica Biel, and Emmy Rossum kept a patriotic palette in dresses from American labels Thakoon, Ralph Lauren, and Kenneth Cole, respectively.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 5 May 2025
Remember when we were told that investing in America was patriotic?
—Michael B Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Johnston was both a patriotic American and a loyalist to the state that sent him to Congress.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 7 May 2025
American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity (2010) Most on-theme: Kerry Washington, Jessica Biel, and Emmy Rossum
Kerry Washington, Jessica Biel, and Emmy Rossum kept a patriotic palette in dresses from American labels Thakoon, Ralph Lauren, and Kenneth Cole, respectively.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 5 May 2025
Remember when we were told that investing in America was patriotic?
—Michael B Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Johnston was both a patriotic American and a loyalist to the state that sent him to Congress.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriotic
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Since Trump took office in January, Mexico has been seized by a wave of nationalistic zeal.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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An authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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At the same time, the Trump Administration seems to be trying to appeal to a broad coalition that runs from traditional small-government Republicans to Silicon Valley techno-libertarians and the nationalist hard right.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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Many saw that as an effort to lean on a potent nationalist symbol — the military as the protector and defender of Kashmir — while the country deals with unrest in two provinces and political tensions persist nationwide.—
Anupreeta Das,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Patriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriotic. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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