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Recent Examples of unpatriotic
Today’s playbook is similar to 1947 – label any dissent as unpatriotic, subversive, Marxist, and so on.
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Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
This shocking disregard for American workers and their role in our nation's future is unpatriotic.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
For these unpatriotic 'entertainers,' this was just a CORRUPT & UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
On multiple occasions, Park violently quashed anti-Japanese rallies and dismissed calls for colonial justice as untimely and even unpatriotic.
—Eun A Jo, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2022
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Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
This shocking disregard for American workers and their role in our nation's future is unpatriotic.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
For these unpatriotic 'entertainers,' this was just a CORRUPT & UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
On multiple occasions, Park violently quashed anti-Japanese rallies and dismissed calls for colonial justice as untimely and even unpatriotic.
—Eun A Jo, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpatriotic
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Justifying Díaz-Canel’s removal, a figure long despised among Cubans on the island, might not be that difficult, given Havana’s long history in getting rid of members of the government deemed disloyal, corrupt or incompetent.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Immigrants were scapegoated, blamed for economic precarity and viewed as disloyal to the US, fueling legislation like the Alien Land Laws, which barred Chinese and Japanese immigrants from buying land in the US.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, quotas or preferences divorced from character and accomplishments are unfaithful to individual rights and responsibilities and a temptation to tribalism.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
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Early images from filming showed outfits which were derided online as cheap-looking—and unfaithful to the late Bessette Kennedy’s real aesthetic.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
21 Feb. 2026
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Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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However, this question has now been resurrected and amplified by conservatives as evidence of a perfidious lack of patriotism.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
2 Feb. 2026
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Consumed by rage and betrayal, Eleanor is driven to take a bloody, supernatural revenge upon her faithless husband.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
27 Dec. 2025
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Spouses, in this gritty Philadelphia suburb, are mostly faithless, absent or dead.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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The corridor has major safety issues, such as speeding and treacherous turns out of strip malls.—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The sport has only grown since then, with paths to championships proving more treacherous than ever before.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
2 Mar. 2026
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However, after Democrats lost support among many key voting blocs in 2024, including young Americans, some in the party believe that engaging in competitive primaries and electing new Democrats can help show disaffected voters that the party is evolving.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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Talarico wants to build a big tent to unite disaffected Republicans, Independents, and Democrats.—
March 1,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Unpatriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpatriotic. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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