spread-eagle

adjective

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as in chauvinist

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  1. chauvinist
  2. chauvinistic
  3. jingoistic
  4. nationalist
Adjective
  • Habermas’s disdain for chauvinist displays was visceral.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Now it would be seen as very chauvinist of us.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Definition of chauvinist
Adjective
  • And though Reid does his best with the brazenly flirtatious, casually chauvinistic Rapp, Yaga badly overplays its hand with his womanizing.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The following years have entailed chauvinistic backlash and the disappearance of women’s media.
    — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Definition of chauvinistic
Adjective
  • Everyone was in a real groove during the season premiere, especially when the entire panel got jingoistic about the moon.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Showing your pride for your country at this time was not considered jingoistic.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of jingoistic
Adjective
  • About 50 organizations have called for a protest against the far right on the sidelines of the two-day congress of Marine Le Pen's nationalist, anti-immigration party ahead of next spring's presidential election.
    — ELITSA GADEVA, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • An influential nationalist group close to the ruling party went further, demanding that Starlink be kept out of India altogether, citing national security concerns.
    — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of nationalist
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