flag-waving
noun
flag-wav·ing
ˈflag-ˌwā-viŋ 
: excessively passionate appeal to patriotic or partisan sentiment : chauvinism
an article that was nothing more than flag-waving
—often used before another nounflag-waving rhetoric
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His latest obsession — aired out in part in Red Sheet, his 18th novel, out June 9 — is the Blacklist, which in Ellroy’s estimation was a greatly misunderstood act of flag-waving righteousness that Hollywood has been scandalously misrepresenting ever since.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
The summit, marked by pomp, flag-waving youths and a state dinner, also included statements from either side.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Strait to Hell, a high-octane, flag-waving, boots-on-the-ground simulator where freedom isn’t debated, it’s deployed.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
That sentiment echoed throughout the stadium in excited conversations, joyful flag-waving, and great whooping call-and-responses.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
The summit, marked by pomp, flag-waving youths and a state dinner, also included statements from either side.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Strait to Hell, a high-octane, flag-waving, boots-on-the-ground simulator where freedom isn’t debated, it’s deployed.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
That sentiment echoed throughout the stadium in excited conversations, joyful flag-waving, and great whooping call-and-responses.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for flag-waving
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“Flag-waving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag-waving. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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