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
Indeed, facing an urgent crisis, the administration of George W. Bush largely repurposed, strengthened, and expanded the existing national security state, with violent Islamist extremism standing in for communism.
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Michael Singh, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2025
However, Keneally, the extremism monitor, said that even as left-wing violence rises, far-right violence—especially from white supremacists—remains the deadliest and most consistent domestic threat, according to federal assessments.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Gaps: Some state efforts are robust, others are fledgling and yet other states are still formalizing strategies for addressing extremism.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 31 May 2025
As of Wednesday, Grok was still reporting that extremism on the right results in more deaths.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
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Michael Singh, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2025
However, Keneally, the extremism monitor, said that even as left-wing violence rises, far-right violence—especially from white supremacists—remains the deadliest and most consistent domestic threat, according to federal assessments.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Gaps: Some state efforts are robust, others are fledgling and yet other states are still formalizing strategies for addressing extremism.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 31 May 2025
As of Wednesday, Grok was still reporting that extremism on the right results in more deaths.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremism
Noun
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The lavish display of money and excess has provoked backlash from local residents and environmental demonstrators who protest the use of the Unesco world heritage site as a playground for the super-rich.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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An excess of Helena, which no one, least of all me, wanted.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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In part, blame Stack’s production: The trappings of sonic radicalism and aggression—industrial guitars that hum like broken TVs, percussion that pounds from all directions—belie what’s essentially smooth, streamable fare.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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As long as the far-left is determining their party’s agenda, Democrats will continue to bleed support as more and more Americans reject not only its radicalism but its inability to distinguish between right and wrong and its inclination to appease evil.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2025
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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremism. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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