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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In its place, the NSS elevates ideological compatibility—nationalist, sovereignist, culturally majoritarian—as the basis for partnership.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026 -
After winning the silver medal in the long jump, O’Connor scaled the flagpole to replace a British flag with an Irish nationalist banner in protest of having to compete as a British athlete before Ireland gained its independence.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Drunken heckling of a nationalistic speech in Peter Pan also acts as a reminder that the novel’s world exists in the shadow of history.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Unlike others of his ilk, Elon Musk, nominally more interested in colonizing Mars than other parts of Earth, appears to see the annexation of Greenland as a purely nationalistic venture.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Biel joked of their patriotic accessories.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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The team will also give away three kinds of hats — a waffle beanie, a western snapback and a home-and-away bucket hat — as well as an opening series scarf, a 1998 belt bag, a puffer vest, a patriotic aloha shirt, a poncho and a superhero pocket tee.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Taken together, these two governmental decisions diminish the rights and freedoms of women and are the epitome of male chauvinistic decision-making.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Superpatriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpatriotic. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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