spread-eagle

adjective

Definition of spread-eaglenext
as in chauvinist

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  1. chauvinist
  2. chauvinistic
  3. jingoistic
  4. nationalist
Adjective
  • Habermas’s disdain for chauvinist displays was visceral.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Now it would be seen as very chauvinist of us.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Definition of chauvinist
Adjective
  • The following years have entailed chauvinistic backlash and the disappearance of women’s media.
    — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
  • When announcing the attraction, Disney did so with symbolism of the American flag, a bald eagle and the Statue of Liberty, art that was admittedly bright and welcoming, but also could be read as giving it an uncomfortable, chauvinistic sheen.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of chauvinistic
Adjective
  • This season, LexCorp has taken a former soldier and made a jingoistic American Cyborg Superman to replace the foreigner Luthor fears and hates.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 July 2026
  • Is the perfect gift a painting (too European), a symphony (way too European), a bespoke work of jingoistic smut about Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty?
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 June 2026
Definition of jingoistic
Adjective
  • The measures were expected to easily pass with the votes of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party, its nationalist allies and a pro-Kurdish DEM party.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The court ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed by the small pro-Kremlin nationalist party Rodina, which sought Yabloko’s exclusion from the election.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of nationalist
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