as in excessiveness
belief in and support for ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable
political extremism
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Recent Examples of extremism
Its wider Sahel region is the world’s deadliest area for extremism.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Its wider Sahel region is the world’s deadliest region for extremism.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
Jacob Wagner, a digital research analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue — a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works to combat extremism — said that Gen Z teenagers are increasingly engaging with extremist content online, something that groups like United Youth seek to capitalize on.
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Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The number of annual antisemitic incidents in Germany remains at a high, with right-wing extremism surging, according to a report issued on June 17 by the country’s leading antisemitism watchdog.
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Toby Axelrod,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Its wider Sahel region is the world’s deadliest region for extremism.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
Jacob Wagner, a digital research analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue — a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works to combat extremism — said that Gen Z teenagers are increasingly engaging with extremist content online, something that groups like United Youth seek to capitalize on.
—
Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The number of annual antisemitic incidents in Germany remains at a high, with right-wing extremism surging, according to a report issued on June 17 by the country’s leading antisemitism watchdog.
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Toby Axelrod,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremism
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This excessiveness can hinder critical knowledge building because of the sheer amount of information that can be accessed simultaneously at any time.
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Attems Sauvignon Blanc, Venezia Giulia IGT, $20 Attems offers a slightly riper, more generous introduction to Friulian sauvignon blanc, but never veers into tropical excess.
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Working with 5 to 6 pieces at a time, remove fish from batter, allowing excess to drip back into bowl, and add to hot oil, briefly dragging fish along surface of oil to prevent sticking.
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For those manufacturers, and for the neoliberals who appropriated Kahlo to sell free trade with Mexico, her life of political radicalism is left unmentioned.
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Many of the area’s neighborhoods are reliably progressive but not known for their radicalism.
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Moreover, experts should introduce deliberate irrationality to disrupt the model’s predictive path.
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Viral memes and TikTok trends play up women’s purportedly excessive spike in libido during ovulation and dramatic irrationality during menstruation and the luteal phase (the 14 days or so between ovulation and menstruation).
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If the assassination made the President a Christlike figure, his forbearance in the face of a wife’s unreasonableness provides him with an extra measure of purity.
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If the assassination made the President a Christlike figure, his forbearance in the face of a wife’s unreasonableness provides him with an extra measure of purity.
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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremism. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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