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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The paper announced an upcoming patriotic public auction to support the United War Work Fund.
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Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 9 Nov. 2024
Features a memorial ceremony, tolling of bells, patriotic music from the Ohio Military Band, and keynote speaker Major General John D. Altenburg, Jr. Students will read patriotic essays and participate in a wreath-laying ceremony.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2024
His campaign is built around patriotism and uses many patriotic symbols.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
For Mann, the Great War was more than a contest among rival European powers or a patriotic cause.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 9 Nov. 2024
Features a memorial ceremony, tolling of bells, patriotic music from the Ohio Military Band, and keynote speaker Major General John D. Altenburg, Jr. Students will read patriotic essays and participate in a wreath-laying ceremony.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2024
His campaign is built around patriotism and uses many patriotic symbols.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
For Mann, the Great War was more than a contest among rival European powers or a patriotic cause.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for patriotic
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“Patriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriotic. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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