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
Advertisement Jen Golbeck, a University of Maryland professor studying extremism on social media, testified at Stinson’s trial as a defense witness.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Seventy-six percent characterized right-wing extremism as a major issue, while 32% said left-wing extremism is a top concern.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
One is addled by paranoia and extremism, the other knows only heartless corporate speak.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Hamid’s character is a stark warning against extremism in social movements.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Seventy-six percent characterized right-wing extremism as a major issue, while 32% said left-wing extremism is a top concern.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
One is addled by paranoia and extremism, the other knows only heartless corporate speak.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Hamid’s character is a stark warning against extremism in social movements.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremism
Noun
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The process could, in fact, help rectify that excess of grapes, causing supply to eventually even out with demand.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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Unless the category could be brought under control, the excess threatened to self-propagate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Zinn was a professor at Spelman College in the early and mid 1960s but was eventually fired after clashes with the school's administration over his own radicalism.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Royalist émigrés began to trickle back into the country in 1795, and a number of Jacobins who renounced their earlier radicalism were also reintegrated into civil society.—
Time,
Time,
21 Oct. 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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This irrationality, which is especially difficult to model, often boils down to computational constraints.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremism. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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