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
Noun
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An air of illegitimacy, particularly in the face of febrile nationalism, will undermine the new rulers.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
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What interpretive engagement reveals is that since its inception MAGA marked a dramatic ideological mutation on the right, a homegrown fusion of celebrity, neoliberal boss culture, Christian nationalism, and autocratic notions of the executive.—
Jason Blakely,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Superpatriotism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpatriotism. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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