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
Examples of extremism in a Sentence
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The political scientist Ashutosh Varshney noted that Modi had eschewed anti-Muslim rhetoric in his campaign—because, Varshney inferred, Indian politics abhorred ideological extremism.
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Ashoka Mody, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks Third — and most damaging — is the town’s association with extremism.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Family members and friends had similar accounts during their testimony in Vallow Daybell’s trial, stating that the Arizona mother was once a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints turned toward extremism after meeting Chad Daybell.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2024
The tide of extremism on all sides has risen, and civil society voices of moderation are largely deemed irrelevant.
—Kai Bird, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
Will Carless is a national correspondent covering extremism and emerging issues.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
The podcast emerged from three years of their reporting on right-wing extremism.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2024
More than a month before Blevins was elected in February 2023, the local newspaper highlighted a 2019 report by Right Wing Watch, a left-leaning organization that monitors far-right extremism.
—Ashley Killough, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
Washington must not give the Taliban’s repression of women a blank check—especially because the deepening persecution of women will feed other kinds of extremism.
—Lisa Curtis, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
Ashoka Mody, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks Third — and most damaging — is the town’s association with extremism.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Family members and friends had similar accounts during their testimony in Vallow Daybell’s trial, stating that the Arizona mother was once a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints turned toward extremism after meeting Chad Daybell.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2024
The tide of extremism on all sides has risen, and civil society voices of moderation are largely deemed irrelevant.
—Kai Bird, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
Will Carless is a national correspondent covering extremism and emerging issues.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
The podcast emerged from three years of their reporting on right-wing extremism.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2024
More than a month before Blevins was elected in February 2023, the local newspaper highlighted a 2019 report by Right Wing Watch, a left-leaning organization that monitors far-right extremism.
—Ashley Killough, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
Washington must not give the Taliban’s repression of women a blank check—especially because the deepening persecution of women will feed other kinds of extremism.
—Lisa Curtis, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
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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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