Definitions

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  • In a patriotic manner.

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  • adverb In a patriotic manner.

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  • adverb in a patriotic manner

Etymologies

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patriotic +‎ -ally

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Examples

  • He is the chief of what I call the patriotically correct police.

    Had Enough? James Carville 2003

  • The fact that you are ashamed of Americans who act courageously, compassionately, and patriotically is a sad testament to your values.

    Think Progress » VIDEO: Maliki Speech Interrupted By War Protestor 2006

  • "Shift Happens," Fellman said on the first day of class, a prescient warning for the weeks ahead as our aggrieved and grieving nation embraced its adversarial impulses with lightning speed, rallying "patriotically" behind President Bush and Congress in near unanimous support for the war.

    ZP Heller: We Can't Afford to Sink Deeper into the Afghan Quagmire 2009

  • American soldiers have somehow "patriotically" picked the military, which seems to be a better option than being homeless or inmate.

    Militarist Evangelists vs. Taliban: Look-alike Holy Rivals 2008

  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Last Call for Change We Can Believe In'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'It is not mere happenstance that so many conservative pundits - Rich Lowry, Peggy Noonan, Ramesh Ponnuru - have, to McCain\'s irritation, proposed that he "patriotically" declare in advance that he will selflessly serve only a single term.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Last Call for Change We Can Believe In 2008

  • It is not mere happenstance that so many conservative pundits - Rich Lowry, Peggy Noonan, Ramesh Ponnuru - have, to McCain's irritation, proposed that he 'patriotically' declare in advance that he will selflessly serve only a single term.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Last Call for Change We Can Believe In 2008

  • And yes, I know this is more likely a Secret Service issue, as they're obligated to investigate any reported threat that uses certain language -- the real asshat is whoever "patriotically" reported them.

    Back, and married! yendi 2004

  • Gone too is the kind of patriotically colour-schemed bustier number - a red corset with a yellow wing-motif over the bust - and the yellow cinch that gave Wonder Woman the appearance of having a 25in waist.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • "Shift Happens," Fellman said on the first day of class, a prescient warning for the weeks ahead as our aggrieved and grieving nation embraced its adversarial impulses with lightning speed, rallying "patriotically" behind President Bush and Congress in near unanimous support for the war.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

  • "Shift Happens," Fellman said on the first day of class, a prescient warning for the weeks ahead as our aggrieved and grieving nation embraced its adversarial impulses with lightning speed, rallying "patriotically" behind President Bush and Congress in near unanimous support for the war.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

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