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
America’s kitschy Stonehenge — six, 19-foot tall slabs of granite in a cow pasture in Elbert County once thought to be harmless, but transformed into a magnet for conspiracy theories and political extremism.
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Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Peter D'Abrosca is a reporter at Fox News Digital covering campus extremism in higher education.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Authorities said evidence recovered from Diagne and from his vehicle suggests a possible link to extremism.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
Voting protections that once had decades of bipartisan support had drowned in a sea of anti-voting extremism.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
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Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Peter D'Abrosca is a reporter at Fox News Digital covering campus extremism in higher education.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Authorities said evidence recovered from Diagne and from his vehicle suggests a possible link to extremism.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
Voting protections that once had decades of bipartisan support had drowned in a sea of anti-voting extremism.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremism
Noun
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Matthew Ampersand of Find Out Farms saw this excess.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Next, apply a very thin, even layer of high-smoke-point oil—such as grapeseed, avocado, or sunflower—to the entire surface, inside and out, and wipe away any excess.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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So far, all attempts to associate Buttigieg with his Gramscian father have failed—if anything, Buttigieg seems to have engaged in an oedipal reversal of the Gramscian formula, rejecting radicalism in favor of precisely the kind of technocratic capitalism that Gramsci would have detested.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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Warnings about the radicalism of Jay Jones and Spanberger never stuck.—
Ray Nothstine,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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The irrationality of politicians suddenly makes sense.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
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In such conditions, apparent irrationality can invite probing, hedging or reciprocal escalation.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremism. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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