as in loyalists
a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies
the contention that true patriots would be willing to do anything for their country
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Recent Examples of patriots
The tools and strategies that are being used on good White protestors, undocumented children, transgender patriots, Democrats, and Republicans who fight against their party’s leader have been practiced on Black folks across American history.
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Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
This peril is due to the fact that Americans, by and large, including many legislators, are misinformed about the alien question, while professional patriots exploit it to their strange ends.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
This upset more than a few British patriots, who then stepped out with the British flags.
—Simon Constable, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
You, the hard-working, tax-paying, God-fearing American patriots.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
The Ukrainians have been hard-fighting patriots to prevent the takeover of their nation, keep their people energized in war.
—NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
At the same time in the same woods, Jamie (Sam Heughan) confides in Roger (Richard Rankin), sharing that, according to Frank’s book, a battle is coming to the back country, and the patriots win.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
Something ugly and cruel, something most American patriots would reject.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
All of this, and so much more, is the enduring legacy, unmatched glory of the hard-working patriots who built and defended this country and who still carry the hopes and freedoms on all of humanity's backs.
—CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
This peril is due to the fact that Americans, by and large, including many legislators, are misinformed about the alien question, while professional patriots exploit it to their strange ends.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
This upset more than a few British patriots, who then stepped out with the British flags.
—Simon Constable, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
You, the hard-working, tax-paying, God-fearing American patriots.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
The Ukrainians have been hard-fighting patriots to prevent the takeover of their nation, keep their people energized in war.
—NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
At the same time in the same woods, Jamie (Sam Heughan) confides in Roger (Richard Rankin), sharing that, according to Frank’s book, a battle is coming to the back country, and the patriots win.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
Something ugly and cruel, something most American patriots would reject.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
All of this, and so much more, is the enduring legacy, unmatched glory of the hard-working patriots who built and defended this country and who still carry the hopes and freedoms on all of humanity's backs.
—CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriots
Noun
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More like a memo from the dictator, telling gullible loyalists what to think.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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The president ousted the Kennedy Center’s board and replaced it with MAGA loyalists, leading many productions and artists to cancel performances.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Among the participants were socialists, ex-royalists, liberals, feminists, and nationalists.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
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Encouraged and aided by independent neighbours, Guinean nationalists took up arms in 1962 and after 10 years of fighting expelled the Portuguese from three-quarters of Portuguese Guinea.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Patriots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriots. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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