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
And as Deborah Baker’s detailed account reveals, the inability of government officials to recognize the Nazi threat would both echo past failures in this country’s capacity to handle extremism, and forecast its refusal to even try.
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
At the core of this extremism is the dangerous view that the founders viewed aggrieved citizens who attack the government through armed violence as righteous patriots, rather than the enemies of the state.
—Douglas Letter, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
In an interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson late last year, the UAE president’s diplomatic adviser, Anwar Gargash, outlined Abu Dhabi’s geostrategic vision for the region in the context of Sudan, framing it in terms of countering extremism and promoting regional stability.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
The company sued the state of New York in June over the Stop Hiding Hate Act, which compelled companies to outline steps taken to combat extremism, disinformation and other potentially harmful content.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
At the core of this extremism is the dangerous view that the founders viewed aggrieved citizens who attack the government through armed violence as righteous patriots, rather than the enemies of the state.
—Douglas Letter, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
In an interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson late last year, the UAE president’s diplomatic adviser, Anwar Gargash, outlined Abu Dhabi’s geostrategic vision for the region in the context of Sudan, framing it in terms of countering extremism and promoting regional stability.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
The company sued the state of New York in June over the Stop Hiding Hate Act, which compelled companies to outline steps taken to combat extremism, disinformation and other potentially harmful content.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremism
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What happens, though, when those excesses transcend the merely stupid, the merely unjust, to become existential?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Liberal and conservative polls show the president’s support is cratering across all groups because of ICE’s excesses but especially with independents and Latinos, two constituencies crucial to his 2024 triumph and the future of MAGA.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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The fear among New York’s business community coming into Mamdani’s mayoralty was his potential radicalism on subjects ranging from anti-Israel policies to defunding the police to a generally socialist outlook.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Fortunately, Kaplan quickly dispenses with this generic figure of resistance and dives into what made Decca’s radicalism so singular.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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Such irrationality proofs have been rare — and at times, according to longtime Quanta contributor Erica Klarreich, dramatic.—
Jordana Cepelewicz,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Dec. 2025
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When prompt instructions encouraged models to maximize rewards or hit specific financial goals, irrationality increased.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremism. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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