extremism

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 Newsweek 'Assassination Culture' While right-wing extremism is regularly dissected and denounced in mainstream media, conservatives have long complained that political violence from the left regularly receives less scrutiny—or is reframed entirely to dismiss the perpetrators' progressive views. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025 The office’s mission has changed overnight, with a pivot away from focusing on domestic extremism, especially far-right movements. Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 4 June 2025 But the California rule was overreach driven by green extremism. Editorial, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025 Nothing about what we were asked to do qualifies as any version of wokeness or extremism. Shaun Harper, Time, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for extremism
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Noun
  • Yet the Iceland international midfielder quickly came to be seen as a symbol of the regime’s financial excess and muddled thinking.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • Just after the plant finishes blooming, prune excess growth back to 6 inches.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
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  • The Democrats’ new embrace of immigration radicalism is being led by none other than Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), who initially seemed desirous of presiding over a pivot back to the center.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
  • Her life read a bit like a cautionary tale against the rigidities of radicalism.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 11 June 2025

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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremism. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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