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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My travels were a form of patriotism, though not of the sort currently on brand in Washington.—
Beverly Gage,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026 -
The code talkers helped change the outcome of World War I and demonstrated the patriotism of Native Americans.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The horrors of the Holocaust created a new paradigm in which extreme nationalism was regarded as the ultimate danger.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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When democracies decay, and especially when movements like Christian nationalism rise, an erosion of women’s equality almost always comes first.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Superpatriotism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpatriotism. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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