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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Now, many Canadians are becoming reluctant warriors in this ongoing battle and showing a new level of patriotism.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025 -
How little there is in us of justice and humility, how poor is our conception of patriotism….—
Philip Metres
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Rather than rely on simplistic caricature, Jude tells this story of Eastern European economic expansion, berserk nationalism, and the inability to create meaningful change with crushing relatability.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Online, people have joked about the parallels Trump’s second administration has had to George W. Bush’s presidency: the blind nationalism, the Islamophobia, the fearmongering around who does and does not legally reside here.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 July 2025
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“Superpatriotism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpatriotism. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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