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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
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Instead, he's made numerous posts accusing Democratic politicians of making similar gestures, made jokes about Nazism, and backed the far-right German nationalist party AfD.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Reuters, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Smotrich, also an extreme right-wing nationalist, wants to make sure that the peace in Gaza is not permanent, and that Israel goes back to war after the 42-day ceasefire that is expected to see 33 hostages released.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
His rhetoric was so extreme that his party was banned, declared racist even by his own nationalist allies.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Instead, he's made numerous posts accusing Democratic politicians of making similar gestures, made jokes about Nazism, and backed the far-right German nationalist party AfD.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
President Donald Trump’s threats aimed at strong-arming Moscow into ending its war in Ukraine have been badly received by some politicians and nationalists in Russia who say his tactics bode ill for a deal.
—Reuters, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Smotrich, also an extreme right-wing nationalist, wants to make sure that the peace in Gaza is not permanent, and that Israel goes back to war after the 42-day ceasefire that is expected to see 33 hostages released.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationalist
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In line with a surge in nationalistic politics that began in the late 1990s, the country has rewritten its history textbooks to downplay its own war crimes.—
Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2024
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The pursuits by the US and China are in part nationalistic and political.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
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Thousands cheered, and a band played patriotic music when Air Force One flew over the famed track, a flyover that was simultaneously shown on big screens.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Huawei’s transformation, coupled with strong patriotic sentiment among some Chinese people, has powered its rise.—
John Liu,
CNN,
13 Feb. 2025
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This has posed a problem for the Kremlin, which does not want to be seen clamping down on those who are essentially patriots but may be uneasy with warts-and-all accounts of Russian battlefield setbacks.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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Brady played as a quarterback for the New England patriots from 2000 to 2019.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Nationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationalist. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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