as in nationalist
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country
such superpatriotic displays of triumphalism should be discouraged at international sporting events
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Adjective
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Kono faced growing criticism and attempts to overwrite his 1993 apology especially during nationalist former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s leadership.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026 -
Kono faced growing criticism and attempts to overwrite his 1993 apology especially during nationalist former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe 's leadership.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Trump seems to see it as a chance for nationalistic pride—and self-promotion.—
Matt Viser,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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To add nationalistic insult to injury, the head of Wardex isn’t even American.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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To most Americans our brave ICE law enforcement are heroes, which is why ICE received more than 200,000 applications from patriotic Americans who want to help make America safe and see through these pathetic attacks.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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Anxious about being on the outside of this patriotic clique, Liberty makes a trip to see Dina and pay her respects but is intercepted by Carrington, who’s there to do the same.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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This theory is a product of its time—a more chauvinistic era, confident in the significance of men, the necessity of men, and their unquestionable desirability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2026
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Cohen plays a chauvinistic man who wakes up in a parallel world dominated by women.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 May 2026
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“Superpatriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpatriotic. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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