as in nativistic
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Noun
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Restrictive nationalists, the largest group in the sample, showed only moderate levels of national pride.—
Laura Clawson,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Feb. 2025 -
Modi, a nationalist, continued his personal trend of heaping praise on Trump.—
Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Alice Weidel leads the hard-right AfD, a nationalist, anti-immigrant party linked to neo-Nazis.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Some consequences of the fear of deportation and anti-immigrant hostility are easy to see, like when children miss school.—
Kristina Fullerton Rico,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Throughout our history, this commitment has inspired patriotic Americans from all walks of life to set aside their differences and find camaraderie in uniform.—
Johnny Weixler,
The Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2025
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But deep down, don’t confuse that with not being patriotic.—
Pierre LeBrun,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Nativist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nativist. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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