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
By 2024 that gap reached 27 points – not because working-class voters lurched toward anti-government extremism, but because mainstream Democrats became dramatically more trusting of government as an instrument of social change.
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Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Young people who once sought belonging through families, churches, schools, sports and communities are now too often finding identity through online extremism, grievance, anger and attention-seeking behavior.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
According to government estimates, left-wing extremism claimed nearly 9,000 lives across the country between 2004 and 2025.
—Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Lubrano has emerged as one of the foremost experts on anti-technology extremism.
—Daniel Boguslaw, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
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Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Young people who once sought belonging through families, churches, schools, sports and communities are now too often finding identity through online extremism, grievance, anger and attention-seeking behavior.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
According to government estimates, left-wing extremism claimed nearly 9,000 lives across the country between 2004 and 2025.
—Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Lubrano has emerged as one of the foremost experts on anti-technology extremism.
—Daniel Boguslaw, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremism
Noun
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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.—
Carmen Daniela Maier,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Stylish excesses are dialed back as cleaner camerawork, steadier editing and Farrell’s tender narration let the character breathe, blending sci-fi curiosity with classic detective-story stakes.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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And some creators, like Yeezy, see their right to print guns as an essential bulwark against the darkest excesses of America’s current government.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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In this era of growing labor radicalism and open conflict with capital, Taylor promised docile and happy workers alongside high profits.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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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
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Moreover, experts should introduce deliberate irrationality to disrupt the model’s predictive path.—
Syed Ahmad,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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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).—
Andréa Becker,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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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.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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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.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremism. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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