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as in nationalistic
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country
most of the articles on the website are nationalist propaganda and not objective by any means
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as in patriotic
having or showing love and support for one's country
nationalist fervor is often at its highest when a country is at war
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as in patriot
one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country
a staunch nationalist who favored any policy that would give the country more power in the international arena
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Recent Examples of nationalist
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The opposition includes more than a dozen factions, including both Islamist and nationalist factions.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
Ben Krull, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
The Alawite State lasted from 1922 to 1936 before being incorporated into the wider Syria as a compromise by French authorities with Syrian Arab nationalists.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
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Brexit, the election of Trump, and the rise of nationalist movements across Europe were not met with sufficient pushback.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The opposition includes more than a dozen factions, including both Islamist and nationalist factions.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
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On Jerusalem Day, which commemorates the taking of the Old City in the 1967 Six-Day War, thousands of religious nationalists traditionally march through Arab neighborhoods waving Israel’s flag, while chanting anti-Arab slogans.
—Ben Krull, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
The Alawite State lasted from 1922 to 1936 before being incorporated into the wider Syria as a compromise by French authorities with Syrian Arab nationalists.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
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To recap, the biggest cricket event of 2025 - in a rare year where there is no men's cricket World Cup - will now also be held in the rather sterile surrounds of the UAE after India refused to travel to Pakistan given the strict stance from its nationalistic government.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Luxury brands need to watch another serious shift in China: the rise of local champions fueling nationalistic consumption.Stéphane JG Girod, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Music — sacred, patriotic and popular — will feature prominently throughout the day for the evangelical president who campaigned with the Allman Brothers Band, befriended Willie Nelson and quoted Bob Dylan in his 1977 inaugural address.Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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To the show’s credit, though, Matt isn’t just heralded as a patriotic hero who’s right about everything.Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Jan. 2025
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Throughout the 1760s, patriots met there to protest royal taxes, and in 1773, Samuel Adams initiated the Boston Tea Party from the hall’s lectern.Michael Snyder, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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There’s Roger Stone, often in suspenders and a bow tie, greeting fellow patriots.Sophie Haigney, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Nationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationalist. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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