as in chauvinist
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Adjective
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Now it would be seen as very chauvinist of us.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Unfortunately, the song is marred by a chauvinistic lyric that hasn’t aged well.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2026
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That is the very core belief of chauvinistic roots that have found favor among the highest ranks of this administration.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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While jingoistic support for the military was Anutin’s secret weapon, the progressive’s antagonist view of green uniforms turned out to be its kryptonite.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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In certain ways, the campaign served as the mirror image of anti-communist and jingoistic propaganda in the United States at the time.—
Wendy Z. Goldman,
The Conversation,
1 Dec. 2025
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In the United Kingdom, too, the scourge of animal abuse has been central to a nationalist project.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2026
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Many Palestinians view the heightened Israeli security presence, and increasing visits by religious and nationalist Israeli Jews, as a provocation.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Spread-eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spread-eagle. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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