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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Officials say father-son duo Sajid and Naveed Akram journeyed to a southern part of the archipelago nation that has endured a painful history of Islamic extremism.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Peter D'Abrosca is a reporter at Fox News Digital covering campus extremism in higher education.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Investigators were, meanwhile, turning their attention to the suspects' alleged ISIS connection, including a trip to a southern island of the Philippines — seen in the past as a hot spot for extremism.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Peter D'Abrosca is a reporter at Fox News Digital covering campus extremism in higher education.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Investigators were, meanwhile, turning their attention to the suspects' alleged ISIS connection, including a trip to a southern island of the Philippines — seen in the past as a hot spot for extremism.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Still, not everyone agrees that pandering to extremism is the problem.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extremism. Accessed 24 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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