as in radical
being very far from the center of public opinion
their extremist views on religious issues set them apart from the rest of the community
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as in revolutionary
a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government
extremists wanted to do away with everything, even though they had no thought-out plan for what to do afterwards
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Recent Examples of extremist
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Since Musk, the world’s richest person, took over X (then Twitter) in 2022 in a $44B deal, the site has come under constant criticism for promoting extremist content and misinformation.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
3 July 2026
Commercial platforms now provide criminal networks, extremist groups, proxies and hybrid actors with capabilities once reserved for advanced militaries.
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Bill Edwards,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Disciples of this extremist hatred are running for office and winning in select primaries.
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Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2026
The West African country of 23 million people has been battered by years-long violence perpetrated by extremist groups linked to Al Qaeda and the militant group Islamic State, as well as government forces often accused of extrajudicial killings.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Jacob Wagner, a digital research analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue — a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works to combat extremism — said that Gen Z teenagers are increasingly engaging with extremist content online, something that groups like United Youth seek to capitalize on.
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Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Reuters,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
Opportunists like the daycare group, which was selling weapons, and extremists — not the hobbyists.
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Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
Many of these decisions were made so Netanyahu could retain the support of the far-right extremists keeping him in power and avoid a possible jail sentence on corruption charges.
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Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
More recently, the Department of Justice charged the Southern Poverty Law Center — a civil rights nonprofit accused by Republicans of targeting conservatives in its work tracking extremists — with defrauding donors through payments to informants.
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James Pollard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Also on Wednesday, FBI Director Kash Patel warned that the World Cup matches could be targets for extremists.
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ABC News,
11 June 2026
But, increasingly convinced that Mossadegh was an extremist allied with communism, the Eisenhower administration began to plot his ouster.
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Andrew Arsan,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
Increasingly, however, that tent seems to have room for radicals and ideological extremists while pushing out Democrats who think independently.
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Doug Friednash,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
And when Khomeini broke that promise, my father was one of the first to stand up to him and the extremists who hijacked that revolution.
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Letters To The Editor,
Washington Post,
2 June 2026
Adjective
Since overthrowing the Assad dynasty, Syria’s new rulers have struggled to exert control across the country and to check extremist groups.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
Since Musk, the world’s richest person, took over X (then Twitter) in 2022 in a $44B deal, the site has come under constant criticism for promoting extremist content and misinformation.
—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
3 July 2026
Commercial platforms now provide criminal networks, extremist groups, proxies and hybrid actors with capabilities once reserved for advanced militaries.
—
Bill Edwards,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Disciples of this extremist hatred are running for office and winning in select primaries.
—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2026
The West African country of 23 million people has been battered by years-long violence perpetrated by extremist groups linked to Al Qaeda and the militant group Islamic State, as well as government forces often accused of extrajudicial killings.
—
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Jacob Wagner, a digital research analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue — a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works to combat extremism — said that Gen Z teenagers are increasingly engaging with extremist content online, something that groups like United Youth seek to capitalize on.
—
Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Noun
More than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were systematically massacred in the East African nation by Hutu extremists over roughly 100 days from April to July 1994.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
Opportunists like the daycare group, which was selling weapons, and extremists — not the hobbyists.
—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
Many of these decisions were made so Netanyahu could retain the support of the far-right extremists keeping him in power and avoid a possible jail sentence on corruption charges.
—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
More recently, the Department of Justice charged the Southern Poverty Law Center — a civil rights nonprofit accused by Republicans of targeting conservatives in its work tracking extremists — with defrauding donors through payments to informants.
—
James Pollard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Also on Wednesday, FBI Director Kash Patel warned that the World Cup matches could be targets for extremists.
—
ABC News,
11 June 2026
But, increasingly convinced that Mossadegh was an extremist allied with communism, the Eisenhower administration began to plot his ouster.
—
Andrew Arsan,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
Increasingly, however, that tent seems to have room for radicals and ideological extremists while pushing out Democrats who think independently.
—
Doug Friednash,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
And when Khomeini broke that promise, my father was one of the first to stand up to him and the extremists who hijacked that revolution.
—
Letters To The Editor,
Washington Post,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremist
Adjective
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Its faith that people can rebuild their lives and start over feels almost radical today.
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That being said, the use of such transcripts requires a radical rethinking of the evidentiary landscape and the role of juror psychology.
Noun
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Good luck with that message in flyover country when the revolutionaries don’t enjoy the advantages of light-turnout primaries.
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Many became meeting places for the Founding Fathers and other revolutionaries as tensions with Britain grew.
Adjective
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The National Weather Service said cool air from the north will push the heat dome, responsible for a heat wave that started midweek, south and west in the coming days, relieving some of the most extreme temperatures in the Northeast.
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The laminate reinforces the glass to create a shatter-resistant barrier, preventing shards of glass from flying out during extreme weather.
Adjective
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San Joaquin County is seeing a rise in rabid bats, but public health officials said not to worry.
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The moment Rekha moves to task 9, the tone shifts into rabid competition mode.
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“Extremist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremist. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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