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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At the same time, the Trump Administration seems to be trying to appeal to a broad coalition that runs from traditional small-government Republicans to Silicon Valley techno-libertarians and the nationalist hard right.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025 -
In fact, pancasila, sometimes invoked as a nationalist tool, runs as a current through the philosophies at Indonesia’s eco-mosques, eco-schools, and eco-groups.—
Lindsey McGinnis,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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This direction is far from assured, but neither is a planet-wide retreat into nationalistic trenches.—
Mariana Mazzucato,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Yet in the years after World War II, many Germans were in varying degrees unrepentant, nationalistic or self-justifying.—
Gary J. Bass,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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But that changed in recent years as China’s own film industry became increasingly adept at creating films with impressive production values and often patriotic themes.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2025
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The American flag knitted into the sweater is stylish and patriotic all at once.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Superpatriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpatriotic. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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