spread-eagle

Definition of spread-eaglenext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spread-eagle
Adjective
  • Now it would be seen as very chauvinist of us.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Much of that is thanks to casting, which made an effort to diversify contestants and avoided overindexing on the chauvinistic archetypes of old.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Unfortunately, the song is marred by a chauvinistic lyric that hasn’t aged well.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Some nationalist activists and politicians have called for exhumations of the site to prove the victims were shot by German officers rather than burned by Poles.
    Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Critics say the event has a highly partisan list of participants and is part of a larger project to connect America's upcoming 250th birthday with a Christian nationalist vision that portrays the nation's founding as essentially Christian, something many historians dispute.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Spread-eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spread-eagle. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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