patriots

NOUN

person who loves his or her country

Synonyms

STRONG

flag-waver jingoist loyalist nationalist partisan patrioteer volunteer

WEAK

good citizen statesperson ultranationalist

Antonyms

WEAK

expatriot traitor

Example Sentences

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While plenty of teams figure to be interested, the Patriots are widely viewed as the likely landing spot.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Now, that date is just around the corner and the New England Patriots are the heavy favorites to pounce first.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

In the Halo themed video, the Chargers made a couple references to the ongoing drama when revealing their Thanksgiving weekend game against the New England Patriots.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The Cincinnati Bengals then face the Atlanta Falcons at the home of Real Madrid while the New England Patriots, who reached last season's Super Bowl, will take on the Detroit Lions in Munich.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Back in August the Patriots had torn it down to use the wood for the barricades.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson