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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American military action could spark a backlash, not just from a public with deep memories of US invasions in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but from Sheinbaum’s leftist Morena party and Mexico’s staunchly nationalist army.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
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By the time Bachmann’s 2012 presidential bid flamed out, Miller was already firmly ensconced with then-Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, who shared his hard-line obsession with immigration, and Bannon, who provided a broader nationalist, populist scaffolding.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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After the war, many Iranians hoped things would change and that the government would leverage the nationalistic rally around the flag to introduce a more tenable social contract with the populace.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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The AfD’s views on defense spending are deeply rooted in a nationalistic conception of German military power outside of constraining institutions such as the EU and NATO.—
Sudha David-Wilp,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2025
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And in Chang's brave and patriotic mother, readers may also perceive a broader metaphor for China writ large, a country that has been smothered and surveilled by a resurgent party state under its top leader, Xi Jinping.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2026
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Set against the famous granite faces in the Black Hills, the patriotic spectacle is expected to be one of the year’s most memorable moments, with limited tickets released closer to the event.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Midwest Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Superpatriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpatriotic. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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