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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These changes, according to a separate document also obtained by WIRED, appear to have been suggested following a meeting between FEMA and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) where the two agencies essentially discussed how to legally stop funding dedicated to combating domestic extremism.
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Molly Taft, Wired News, 6 Aug. 2025
Appeasement only emboldens extremism.
—Nolan Lebovitz, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
When Democrats gerrymander, it’s often framed as a necessary bulwark against conservative extremism.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
Oren Segal, the senior vice president of counter-extremism and intelligence at the ADL, told NPR in an interview that these narratives have migrated from extremist circles to the mainstream.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 11 Mar. 2023
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Molly Taft, Wired News, 6 Aug. 2025
Appeasement only emboldens extremism.
—Nolan Lebovitz, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
When Democrats gerrymander, it’s often framed as a necessary bulwark against conservative extremism.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
Oren Segal, the senior vice president of counter-extremism and intelligence at the ADL, told NPR in an interview that these narratives have migrated from extremist circles to the mainstream.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 11 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremism
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High rollers are trading the once-glamorous epicenters of excess for local sports bars, crowd-roaring stadiums, grocery lines and even their couches at home—everywhere can be a roulette table when the casino is in your pocket.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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For most healthy adults, exceeding protein needs does not usually cause major issues, but long-term excess may carry risks.—
Karen Berger,
Verywell Health,
26 Aug. 2025
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OneTaste, by centering women’s pleasure, possessed a sheen of radicalism at a moment when feminism and misogyny seemed to go hand in hand.—
Thessaly La Force,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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Iran’s Shiite clerical regime viewed the Sunni radicalism of al-Qaeda and its hosts, the Taliban, with deep concern.—
Vali Nasr,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 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 5 Sep. 2025.
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