radicalism
noun
rad·i·cal·ism
ˈra-di-kə-ˌli-zəm 
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Zinn was a professor at Spelman College in the early and mid 1960s but was eventually fired after clashes with the school's administration over his own radicalism.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Royalist émigrés began to trickle back into the country in 1795, and a number of Jacobins who renounced their earlier radicalism were also reintegrated into civil society.
—Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Such radicalism and obstructionism from teachers’ unions and activists in K-12 education are evident at the national and local levels as well.
—Mitch Siegler, Oc Register, 2 Oct. 2025
Failing to address the issue of Palestine and allowing Israel to behave aggressively with impunity will also fuel a new wave of radicalism that will threaten U.S. interests, regional stability, and global security.
—Galip Dalay, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Royalist émigrés began to trickle back into the country in 1795, and a number of Jacobins who renounced their earlier radicalism were also reintegrated into civil society.
—Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Such radicalism and obstructionism from teachers’ unions and activists in K-12 education are evident at the national and local levels as well.
—Mitch Siegler, Oc Register, 2 Oct. 2025
Failing to address the issue of Palestine and allowing Israel to behave aggressively with impunity will also fuel a new wave of radicalism that will threaten U.S. interests, regional stability, and global security.
—Galip Dalay, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for radicalism
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“Radicalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicalism. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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radicalism
noun
rad·i·cal·ism
ˈrad-i-kə-ˌliz-əm
: the quality or state of being radical
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