extremism
noun
ex·trem·ism
ik-ˈstrē-ˌmi-zəm 
1
: the quality or state of being extreme
2
: advocacy of extreme measures or views : radicalism
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Over the past week, Fox News Digital's Campus Radicals series uncovered threats, animus and extremism directed at conservative college students and organizations across the country.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Fans—Passion may fuel identity, but identity fuels extremism.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Many of those who trade in ideas that overturn the status quo are drawn to power and have a particular weakness for extremism.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
But the only personnel in Nigeria are embassy staff with no persistent presence of troops in West Africa or the Sahel region, which military warns is a hotbed for extremism.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Fans—Passion may fuel identity, but identity fuels extremism.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Many of those who trade in ideas that overturn the status quo are drawn to power and have a particular weakness for extremism.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
But the only personnel in Nigeria are embassy staff with no persistent presence of troops in West Africa or the Sahel region, which military warns is a hotbed for extremism.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extremism. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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extremism
noun
ex·trem·ism
ik-ˈstrē-ˌmiz-əm
1
: the quality or state of being extreme
2
: belief in and support for extreme ideas especially in politics
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