as in radical
being very far from the center of public opinion
their extremist views on religious issues set them apart from the rest of the community
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as in revolutionary
a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government
extremists wanted to do away with everything, even though they had no thought-out plan for what to do afterwards
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Recent Examples of extremist
Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Each of these attacks was committed with extremist, white-supremacist motivations.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Mainstream German parties maintain the AfD promotes extremist positions, including opposition to immigration and skepticism of European integration.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Desmond Holly’s focus on the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School is a central feature of these online extremist ecosystems, an expert said.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Researchers also warn that unchecked circulation of graphic violence can desensitize viewers and, in some cases, encourage extremist responses.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This online presence includes social media platforms used for propaganda, communication and recruitment, creating a challenge for governments and platforms alike to manage the spread of extremist content in hopes of preventing potential violence.
—Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Companies should set—and follow—a long-overdue industry standard to tackle terrorist and extremist content that is not protected by the First Amendment.
—Steven Stalinsky, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Now outraged viewers are attacking the press for supposedly attempting to bury the story and using the video to push extremist views and propaganda.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Claire Wang, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Still, a recent study by the libertarian Cato Institute found more politically motivated killings in the United States come from right-leaning extremists.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The livestreams, vigilante investigators, extremists sending death threats, and conspiracist threads will continue their work.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
TikTok, Bluesky, Substack, the gaming platform Discord and other new players, big and small, can all learn from past policies for keeping extremists off the Internet—and return to those content moderation roots.
—Steven Stalinsky, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
High-profile extremists of the time such as Richard Butler, Robert Mathews and David Lane supported the plan.
—Paul J. Becker, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
The Middle Belt and northern states are especially volatile, with Islamic militant groups like Boko Haram, Fulani extremists and ISWAP (Islamic State West Africa Province) targeting Christian communities through mass killings, kidnappings and church burnings.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Only the liberals and the extremists do that.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Yehuda Cohen, the father of Nimrod Cohen, an Israeli soldier held in Gaza, said from the boat that Netanyahu is prolonging the war to satisfy extremists in his governing coalition.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The report added that Holly made posts on social media displaying his gear, which were decorated with extremist symbols and inspired by equipment used by previous mass shooters.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Each of these attacks was committed with extremist, white-supremacist motivations.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Mainstream German parties maintain the AfD promotes extremist positions, including opposition to immigration and skepticism of European integration.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Desmond Holly’s focus on the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School is a central feature of these online extremist ecosystems, an expert said.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Researchers also warn that unchecked circulation of graphic violence can desensitize viewers and, in some cases, encourage extremist responses.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This online presence includes social media platforms used for propaganda, communication and recruitment, creating a challenge for governments and platforms alike to manage the spread of extremist content in hopes of preventing potential violence.
—Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Companies should set—and follow—a long-overdue industry standard to tackle terrorist and extremist content that is not protected by the First Amendment.
—Steven Stalinsky, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Now outraged viewers are attacking the press for supposedly attempting to bury the story and using the video to push extremist views and propaganda.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
Burns said Huntington Beach is not the only city where vigils and community gatherings have been co-opted by extremists.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Still, a recent study by the libertarian Cato Institute found more politically motivated killings in the United States come from right-leaning extremists.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The livestreams, vigilante investigators, extremists sending death threats, and conspiracist threads will continue their work.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
TikTok, Bluesky, Substack, the gaming platform Discord and other new players, big and small, can all learn from past policies for keeping extremists off the Internet—and return to those content moderation roots.
—Steven Stalinsky, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
High-profile extremists of the time such as Richard Butler, Robert Mathews and David Lane supported the plan.
—Paul J. Becker, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
The Middle Belt and northern states are especially volatile, with Islamic militant groups like Boko Haram, Fulani extremists and ISWAP (Islamic State West Africa Province) targeting Christian communities through mass killings, kidnappings and church burnings.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Only the liberals and the extremists do that.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Yehuda Cohen, the father of Nimrod Cohen, an Israeli soldier held in Gaza, said from the boat that Netanyahu is prolonging the war to satisfy extremists in his governing coalition.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremist
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The undersung feminist folkie was a radical presence on the movement circuits of the 1970s.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Prince explained that this system, which itself represented a radical departure from traditional print media business models, is now collapsing.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Frida — named for Frida Kahlo, the Mexican painter and revolutionary known for her surreal and deeply personal artworks — relies on community support from memberships, donations, and volunteers.—
Amy Bentley,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Romanticism that fueled Wordsworth’s poetic project fueled many of the revolutionaries too.—
Paul Kingsnorth,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ceramic parts are known for their resilience in extreme environments.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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With Kennedy at the helm of HHS, major medical organizations have expressed extreme alarm about restrictions to COVID-19 vaccines that have already taken place and warned of potential further restrictions to routine childhood vaccines.—
Sony Salzman,
ABC News,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Yet what distinguishes Bowles’s work—what animates those strange, angular sentences, with their unexpected rhythms and turns of phrase and rabid energy—isn’t its interest in nonconformity but its obsession with spiritual transformation.—
Nicole Flattery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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In the United States, where rabid dogs are far less common due to effective rabies prevention programs, contact with infected bats is the leading cause of human rabies deaths.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Extremist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremist. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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