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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Nothing about what we were asked to do qualifies as any version of wokeness or extremism.
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Shaun Harper, Time, 4 June 2025
In the wake of the terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) called for urgent action on gun control and a national reckoning with violent hatred and extremism.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2025
Between May 1, 2024, and May 1, 2025, GLAAD’s ALERT Desk, an online tracker of anti-LGBTQ extremism in the U.S., recorded 932 anti-LGBTQ incidents in 49 states and Washington, D.C., the equivalent of 2.5 incidents each day.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 2 June 2025
China detained more than 1 million Uyghurs in internment camps from 2017 to 2019 in the name of fighting extremism.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Shaun Harper, Time, 4 June 2025
In the wake of the terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) called for urgent action on gun control and a national reckoning with violent hatred and extremism.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2025
Between May 1, 2024, and May 1, 2025, GLAAD’s ALERT Desk, an online tracker of anti-LGBTQ extremism in the U.S., recorded 932 anti-LGBTQ incidents in 49 states and Washington, D.C., the equivalent of 2.5 incidents each day.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 2 June 2025
China detained more than 1 million Uyghurs in internment camps from 2017 to 2019 in the name of fighting extremism.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extremism. Accessed 14 Jun. 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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