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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
Ibrahim Aksoy, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
This includes Russia’s brutal and ongoing invasion of Ukraine, conflict spreading in the Middle East, and China menacing Taiwan—all while a general rise in populist and nationalist sentiment pose massive risks to global business.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
But today its renowned fighters proudly and emphatically assert their modern self-definition as patriotic nationalists with a broad appeal.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Fico, who heads the populist and nationalist Smer Party, wants to reestablish ties with Russia.
—Ibrahim Aksoy, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
This includes Russia’s brutal and ongoing invasion of Ukraine, conflict spreading in the Middle East, and China menacing Taiwan—all while a general rise in populist and nationalist sentiment pose massive risks to global business.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
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In Spain, support for violence went up before the Basque nationalist Euskadi Ta Askatasuna movement began an assassination campaign against the country’s authoritarian government during the same era.
—Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
But today its renowned fighters proudly and emphatically assert their modern self-definition as patriotic nationalists with a broad appeal.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2024
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Such claims, often fueled by nationalistic, anti-US sentiment, gained traction on Chinese social media in recent years following the controversy over the health of Ya Ya, a panda formerly at the Memphis Zoo.Nectar Gan, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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Employees from their respective institutions have joined the two former directors in criticizing Slovakia’s nationalistic coalition government for stifling institutional independence.George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 8 Aug. 2024
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On Veterans Day White Castle will also serve its sliders in a patriotic package featuring 50 white stars on a navy-blue background.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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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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Thousands of anticommunist agitators, professional patriots, and unreconstructed confederates gathered to protest and disrupt.Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
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Allegiances are often cloaked in the vernacular of America’s founding patriots.Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Nationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationalist. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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