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
Scholars who study rhetoric and extremism say the country’s political language has grown more aggressive and can trigger violent acts.
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr, Washington Post, 25 May 2026
Another way extremism can develop is when a young person is looking for belonging.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
This principle should unite people of every faith and background against extremism and violence.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Jon Lewis, a researcher at George Washington University’s program on extremism, said he was struck by the fact that the suspects were in their late teens.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 20 May 2026
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr, Washington Post, 25 May 2026
Another way extremism can develop is when a young person is looking for belonging.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
This principle should unite people of every faith and background against extremism and violence.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Jon Lewis, a researcher at George Washington University’s program on extremism, said he was struck by the fact that the suspects were in their late teens.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 20 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
Noun
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Swimsuits for women my size are typically cumbersome, made with a confusing excess of fabric, and frumpy.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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The areas in red are indicative of temperatures well in excess of 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) and include major European cities such as Madrid and Paris.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
29 May 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 5 Jun. 2026.
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