as in nationalistic
having or showing love and support for one's country
hanging a flag outside one's home is a patriotic gesture
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Recent Examples of patriotic
Carlile put her emphatic phrasing into the patriotic hymn, elongating notes and smiling at herself after a slight vocal squeak at the end.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Two four-story patriotic banners hang outside Team USA’s dorms with athlete rooms featuring a mini fridge, microwave, small bed and Italian-style bathroom complete with a separate bidet.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
And then on other end of the scale, there might be some of your most progressive fans wondering if their favorite singer should participating in anything patriotic right now, when the nation is troubled.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Feb. 2026
Finished in a bronze tone, the figure stands atop a marble pedestal in front of the president’s mansion, framed by patriotic bunting and palm trees.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Two four-story patriotic banners hang outside Team USA’s dorms with athlete rooms featuring a mini fridge, microwave, small bed and Italian-style bathroom complete with a separate bidet.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
And then on other end of the scale, there might be some of your most progressive fans wondering if their favorite singer should participating in anything patriotic right now, when the nation is troubled.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Feb. 2026
Finished in a bronze tone, the figure stands atop a marble pedestal in front of the president’s mansion, framed by patriotic bunting and palm trees.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriotic
Adjective
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Drunken heckling of a nationalistic speech in Peter Pan also acts as a reminder that the novel’s world exists in the shadow of history.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Unlike others of his ilk, Elon Musk, nominally more interested in colonizing Mars than other parts of Earth, appears to see the annexation of Greenland as a purely nationalistic venture.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2026
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Compared with a decade ago, nationalist sentiment has less influence on consumer behavior, analysts said.—
Chan Ho-Him,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Japan has recently seen far-right populists gain ground, such as the anti-globalist and surging nationalist party Sanseito.—
MARI YAMAGUCHI,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Patriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriotic. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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