spread-eagle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spread-eagle
Adjective
  • It’s seen as overly jingoistic, pro-military, pro-Israel even given the inclusion of sympathetic (and attractive) Mossad agents.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • With a clear differentiation between the two flavors of jingoistic multiplayer shooter, players can revel in the franchise rivalry that was previously most heated back in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Finally, Europe is beset with a nationalist populism and growing social welfare costs just as military expenditures are set to increase.
    John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Banderite refers to Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera and is pejoratively used by the Kremlin against the government in Kyiv to falsely paint it as having Nazi sympathies.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Spread-eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spread-eagle. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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