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
Leonardo DiCaprio discusses how the film explores extremism on both sides of the political spectrum.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
Based on descriptions of the series, there are no plot lines or characters that directly parallel Kirk or his death, but the show does contend with online extremism and political violence.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Discord’s most recent transparency report said that the company had disabled 36,966 accounts in the first half of 2024 for promoting violent and graphic content or extremism.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
When asked which political party was better at handling the issue of political extremism, Americans were nearly evenly split.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
Based on descriptions of the series, there are no plot lines or characters that directly parallel Kirk or his death, but the show does contend with online extremism and political violence.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Discord’s most recent transparency report said that the company had disabled 36,966 accounts in the first half of 2024 for promoting violent and graphic content or extremism.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
When asked which political party was better at handling the issue of political extremism, Americans were nearly evenly split.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremism
Noun
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Apply a thick paste to the stain and wait 10 minutes, then brush off the excess.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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Lost in the drugs and the excess.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The credits cite as inspiration Thomas Pynchon’s novel Vineland, a tale concerned with the entropy of 1960s radicalism.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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Both One Battle After Another and Vineland concern the ebb and flow of radicalism in America, bursts of activity followed by years of dangerous and disillusioning fallout.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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