as in patriotism
excessive favoritism towards one's own country
her superpatriotism causes her to assume that countries desperately long to be just like her own
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Noun
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The true patriotism and courage of staffers who put themselves on the line because of their belief in our democracy is a story that has yet to be fully told.—
Sarah Ghermay,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2026 -
It was driven by patriotism, said Lora Vogt, the museum's vice president of education and interpretation.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
20 Dec. 2025
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This sort of blood-and-soil nationalism that has taken over the elite of the Republican Party is really a reflection of being extremely online.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
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Carney said in a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness.—
Rob Gillies,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Superpatriotism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpatriotism. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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