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Recent Examples of unpatriotic
Finally, one state capital is long overdue for a name update to rid ourselves of an unpatriotic non-American link.
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Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
While attempts to protest his leadership didn’t really get off the ground — some saw them as unpatriotic at a time of national mourning — his popularity nevertheless suffered a huge blow.
—NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Centrists have been denigrated as squishy, weak in the knees, guilty of being sellouts — and worse, unpatriotic.
—Michael S. Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
The calamity is only exacerbated by the fact that Zionist opposition parties call for Netanyahu’s ouster but do not dare to raise the flag of peace and coexistence with the Palestinians, fearing to appear unpatriotic in wartime or to be smeared by right-wingers as traitors.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
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Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
While attempts to protest his leadership didn’t really get off the ground — some saw them as unpatriotic at a time of national mourning — his popularity nevertheless suffered a huge blow.
—NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Centrists have been denigrated as squishy, weak in the knees, guilty of being sellouts — and worse, unpatriotic.
—Michael S. Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
The calamity is only exacerbated by the fact that Zionist opposition parties call for Netanyahu’s ouster but do not dare to raise the flag of peace and coexistence with the Palestinians, fearing to appear unpatriotic in wartime or to be smeared by right-wingers as traitors.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpatriotic
Adjective
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Any policy that deviates from the central government’s could be seen as politically disloyal.—
Vivian Wang,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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That is part of a broader push to dismantle or remake institutions that are considered by the administration to be wasteful, disloyal or standing in the way of its objectives.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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While together, Odom struggled with addiction and was unfaithful in their relationship.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Intriguingly, the researchers found that these unfaithful chains-of-thought were, on average, longer than faithful ones, suggesting the omissions weren't merely for brevity.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Jake Gyllenhaal is his foil as the perfidious Iago, who goads Othello into unreasoning jealousy with lies about his beloved Desdemona (Molly Osborne).—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Since then, Putin has sought instead to rally the public to the defense of a motherland besieged by the perfidious and cunning West.—
Leon Aron,
The Atlantic,
5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In 2016, a record number of faithless votes were cast.—
Robert Alexander and Anna Dawley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Don Cheadle and Benicio del Toro are both quite good as part of a team that’s tasked with stealing a secret document, setting the stage for a drama involving gangsters, faithless lovers, and white-collar crooks.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The match ended when Heyman turned on both Punk and Reigns with a pair of treacherous low blows on each.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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In February, Star residents and City Council members clashed over competing needs for a new school and improvements to a treacherous road, with the school proposal winning out.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Apr. 2025
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Still, Democrats won’t have to face many of those disaffected and disengaged voters until 2028.—
Nate Cohn,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The regime faces a disaffected populace that is losing its sense of fear and becoming more willing to confront the government’s security services on the streets.—
Eric S. Edelman,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Apr. 2020
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“Unpatriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpatriotic. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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