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
As a country born of genocide and built by slavery, the true patriots among us know that our greatest strength and salvation lie in our diversity.
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Melody Moezzi, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
April 18th is one of the most important dates in American history and marks the night riders warned fellow patriots that British troops were on the move.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
As a country born of genocide and built by slavery, the true patriots among us know that our greatest strength and salvation lie in our diversity.
—Melody Moezzi, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The group — which included veteran of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard — are also all descendants of patriots of the American Revolution.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Melody Moezzi, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
April 18th is one of the most important dates in American history and marks the night riders warned fellow patriots that British troops were on the move.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
As a country born of genocide and built by slavery, the true patriots among us know that our greatest strength and salvation lie in our diversity.
—Melody Moezzi, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The group — which included veteran of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard — are also all descendants of patriots of the American Revolution.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriots
Noun
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These influencers stoke online backlash and invite criticism from the right while charming casual fans and Democratic loyalists.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Replacing them with loyalists could help Warsh get rates down faster.—
Kevin Breuninger,Jeff Cox,Alex Harring,Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nossiter said Guinea is also sensitive to the possibility that the pilots’ case could get amplified publicly by anti-Western nationalists in the country who might frame it as a sovereignty violation at a moment when Conakry is already wary of internal dissent.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Treaty of Trianon looms large in the imagination of Hungarian nationalists.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Patriots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriots. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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