radicalism
noun
rad·i·cal·ism
ˈra-di-kə-ˌli-zəm 
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More broadly, Iranian American artists yearn for a future when Iran isn’t automatically conflated in American popular culture with theocracy, militancy and radicalism.
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Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
And so Newsom’s attempt at moderation is becoming an object lesson in the inability of even the most ambitious Democrats to separate themselves from cultural radicalism.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 June 2025
Born in 1924, with a life forged in Italian anti-fascism, religious nonconformity, and artistic radicalism, Sapienza’s turbulent existence had the feel of a one-person prison fight itself, even if her name is not immediately recognizable to international audiences.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
In this new struggle, as sharp-eyed militants understood, firmness of tread counted a great deal more than radicalism of demand.
—Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
And so Newsom’s attempt at moderation is becoming an object lesson in the inability of even the most ambitious Democrats to separate themselves from cultural radicalism.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 June 2025
Born in 1924, with a life forged in Italian anti-fascism, religious nonconformity, and artistic radicalism, Sapienza’s turbulent existence had the feel of a one-person prison fight itself, even if her name is not immediately recognizable to international audiences.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
In this new struggle, as sharp-eyed militants understood, firmness of tread counted a great deal more than radicalism of demand.
—Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for radicalism
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“Radicalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicalism. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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radicalism
noun
rad·i·cal·ism
ˈrad-i-kə-ˌliz-əm
: the quality or state of being radical
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