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
Religious and ideological extremism?
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Lee Tilghman, SELF, 28 Jan. 2026
Ganz argued that the absence of Israeli sovereignty creates a legal gray zone that enables extremism.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
This acquisition is part of a broader commitment to confront antisemitism and extremism.
—Elliott Broidy, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Obi Anyadike is Senior Africa Editor at The New Humanitarian, with a focus on violent extremism.
—Obi Anyadike, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Lee Tilghman, SELF, 28 Jan. 2026
Ganz argued that the absence of Israeli sovereignty creates a legal gray zone that enables extremism.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
This acquisition is part of a broader commitment to confront antisemitism and extremism.
—Elliott Broidy, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Obi Anyadike is Senior Africa Editor at The New Humanitarian, with a focus on violent extremism.
—Obi Anyadike, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremism
Noun
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While plenty of flashy tropical cocktails anchor the menu, Sumrall’s favorite libation leans more into 1920s excess.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
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Mountainhead is one of HBO’s best original films and comes courtesy of writer-director Jesse Armstrong, one of the premier satirists of our age, having lampooned the world of media excess during Succession’s four seasons.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Warnings about the radicalism of Jay Jones and Spanberger never stuck.—
Ray Nothstine,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Fortunately, Kaplan quickly dispenses with this generic figure of resistance and dives into what made Decca’s radicalism so singular.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In such conditions, apparent irrationality can invite probing, hedging or reciprocal escalation.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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Such irrationality proofs have been rare — and at times, according to longtime Quanta contributor Erica Klarreich, dramatic.—
Jordana Cepelewicz,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremism. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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