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As much as an institutional critique, Szpila has given us a parable on the dangers of fanaticism and the necessity of radicalism, and the obvious parallel between the rigidity of belief systems.
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Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
But that distinction would have made little sense to seventeenth-century women, whose religious radicalism led them to make vehement political critiques of their own society.
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
The challenge of Islamic terrorism in America is that, just like the homegrown terrorism of white supremacists, the radicalism is often diffuse.
—Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Warnings about the radicalism of Jay Jones and Spanberger never stuck.
—Ray Nothstine, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
But that distinction would have made little sense to seventeenth-century women, whose religious radicalism led them to make vehement political critiques of their own society.
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
The challenge of Islamic terrorism in America is that, just like the homegrown terrorism of white supremacists, the radicalism is often diffuse.
—Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Warnings about the radicalism of Jay Jones and Spanberger never stuck.
—Ray Nothstine, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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 20 Apr. 2026.
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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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