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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Recent Examples of patriotic
In fact, those at the top should feel a patriotic obligation to give back to the country that’s clearly given them so much.
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Kay Warren, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
The opportunity and the need for Democrats is to answer with a constructive populism, a patriotic populism.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
At the subsequent world figure skating championships, Russia was banned from participating, while Ukrainian skaters turned to patriotic displays that risked violating rules around political neutrality at competitions.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
In Israel, Druze communities, comprising less than 2% of the population, tend to be patriotic and serve in the military, as Rashed did.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
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Kay Warren, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
The opportunity and the need for Democrats is to answer with a constructive populism, a patriotic populism.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
At the subsequent world figure skating championships, Russia was banned from participating, while Ukrainian skaters turned to patriotic displays that risked violating rules around political neutrality at competitions.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
In Israel, Druze communities, comprising less than 2% of the population, tend to be patriotic and serve in the military, as Rashed did.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
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 9 Apr. 2025.
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