as in excessiveness
belief in and support for ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable
political extremism
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Recent Examples of extremism
Pluto was in Sagittarius between 1995 and 2008, a period marked by globalization, internet expansion and ideological extremism.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
But the flight to extremism, and the metastasizing inanity, is a two-party problem, and those of us who are Democrats and who care about the importance of regrowing the dormant (if not dead) political center have an obligation to try to do something about it.
—Jeffrey Robbins, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
Hyper-aggressive rhetoric on social media, political extremism, and the normalization of violence are certainly contributing factors.
—Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Police said Suleiman was referred in 2020 to the government’s Prevent program, which tries to steer individuals away from extremism.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
But the flight to extremism, and the metastasizing inanity, is a two-party problem, and those of us who are Democrats and who care about the importance of regrowing the dormant (if not dead) political center have an obligation to try to do something about it.
—Jeffrey Robbins, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
Hyper-aggressive rhetoric on social media, political extremism, and the normalization of violence are certainly contributing factors.
—Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Police said Suleiman was referred in 2020 to the government’s Prevent program, which tries to steer individuals away from extremism.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremism
Noun
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Temperatures in excess of 82 degrees Fahrenheit are considered ideal conditions for tropical storm or hurricane development.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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These morality tales, focusing on figures like Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky, make an implicit claim that individual avarice somehow explains the excesses of an entire era.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
Noun
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In this era of growing labor radicalism and open conflict with capital, Taylor promised docile and happy workers alongside high profits.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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But that distinction would have made little sense to seventeenth-century women, whose religious radicalism led them to make vehement political critiques of their own society.—
Chandler Fritz,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 2026
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Viral memes and TikTok trends play up women’s purportedly excessive spike in libido during ovulation and dramatic irrationality during menstruation and the luteal phase (the 14 days or so between ovulation and menstruation).—
Andréa Becker,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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But this often requires accepting the fundamental irrationality of the wrapping-up process.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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If the assassination made the President a Christlike figure, his forbearance in the face of a wife’s unreasonableness provides him with an extra measure of purity.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremism. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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