as in nationalism
excessive favoritism towards one's own country
his loudmouthed jingoism will not win us any foreign allies
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Recent Examples of jingoism
On a war of old; the identity of Jimmy Lai; Judge Webster vs. Kash Patel; patriotism vs. jingoism; and more
For many years after 2001, the New York City skyline was an affront to me.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
Does the industry have its new Medium Cool moment, pushing back on a president who dubs anti-American any art that doesn’t fit his politics of jingoism and exclusion?
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Kavi Singh is a star of the genre known as Hindutva pop, a mixture of jingoism and danceable beats.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Populism is gaining strength in both countries, fanning the flames of jingoism.
—Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
Does the industry have its new Medium Cool moment, pushing back on a president who dubs anti-American any art that doesn’t fit his politics of jingoism and exclusion?
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Kavi Singh is a star of the genre known as Hindutva pop, a mixture of jingoism and danceable beats.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Populism is gaining strength in both countries, fanning the flames of jingoism.
—Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jingoism
Noun
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Hollywood has never been shy about mixing brash nationalism with over-the-top violence, a tendency best displayed in The Patriot when Mel Gibson rallies the Continental Army troops by waving a Betsy Ross flag, then uses that same flag to gore Jason Isaacs’s horse.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Another accused the owner of leaning into nationalism for profit.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Is there an ounce of patriotism left in the GOP?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Apr. 2025
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Canadian patriotism is skyrocketing alongside disdain for all things American throughout the Great White North.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The national community could be knit together without indulging the chauvinism of belligerence.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
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American chauvinism and solipsism leads them to believe every country would love to join America.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Jingoism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoism. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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