as in nationalistic
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country
other nations were decidedly irked by the media's chauvinistic coverage of the Olympic Games
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chauvinistic
Adjective
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Since Trump took office in January, Mexico has been seized by a wave of nationalistic zeal.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025 -
An authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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At the same time, the Trump Administration seems to be trying to appeal to a broad coalition that runs from traditional small-government Republicans to Silicon Valley techno-libertarians and the nationalist hard right.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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In fact, pancasila, sometimes invoked as a nationalist tool, runs as a current through the philosophies at Indonesia’s eco-mosques, eco-schools, and eco-groups.—
Lindsey McGinnis,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Swit played the patriotic head nurse, but had no friends among the hospital staff.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Tens of thousands of patriotic Russians are expected to line the streets, applauding as tanks and intercontinental ballistic missile launchers rumble past.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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“Chauvinistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chauvinistic. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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