as in revolutionaries
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 extremists
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
But Raman’s walked quite the tightrope of being a DSA’er who talks like a back-to-basics liberal while also hanging out with left-wing extremists like Hasan Piker.
—Sal Rodriguez, Daily News, 28 May 2026
Earlier this month, Trump’s counterterrorism czar, Sebastian Gorka, released a public counterterrorism strategy claiming that left-wing extremists are one of the three top counterterrorism priorities facing the United States.
—Daniel Boguslaw, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
From churches to synagogues, mosques to grocery stores, extremists have targeted innocent people because of race, religion, ethnicity, or identity.
—Michael Brunker, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
New Delhi vehemently denied the allegations and accused former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government of harboring Sikh extremists of the Khalistan movement.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
At the same time, Clark and Vasquez, by recording their heinous act, may have been trying to create a vibe for their own digital communities on Discord, a chat service that has become popular with gamers and extremists.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
In recent years, video of the Christchurch massacre has spread across digital platforms where extremists congregate and communicate.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 20 May 2026
While those behind the recent maritime raids have yet to be identified, previous ship captures have often involved young Somalis from impoverished communities and armed extremists affiliated with global terror networks.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 2 June 2026
But Raman’s walked quite the tightrope of being a DSA’er who talks like a back-to-basics liberal while also hanging out with left-wing extremists like Hasan Piker.
—Sal Rodriguez, Daily News, 28 May 2026
Earlier this month, Trump’s counterterrorism czar, Sebastian Gorka, released a public counterterrorism strategy claiming that left-wing extremists are one of the three top counterterrorism priorities facing the United States.
—Daniel Boguslaw, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
From churches to synagogues, mosques to grocery stores, extremists have targeted innocent people because of race, religion, ethnicity, or identity.
—Michael Brunker, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
New Delhi vehemently denied the allegations and accused former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government of harboring Sikh extremists of the Khalistan movement.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
At the same time, Clark and Vasquez, by recording their heinous act, may have been trying to create a vibe for their own digital communities on Discord, a chat service that has become popular with gamers and extremists.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
In recent years, video of the Christchurch massacre has spread across digital platforms where extremists congregate and communicate.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 20 May 2026
While those behind the recent maritime raids have yet to be identified, previous ship captures have often involved young Somalis from impoverished communities and armed extremists affiliated with global terror networks.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremists
Noun
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Witnessing the revolutionaries’ painful efforts to implement the seemingly straightforward principles of their Declaration of Rights reminds us that the struggle for justice is never a simple one.—
Jeremy D. Popkin,
The Conversation,
28 May 2026
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Perpetual identification with revolutionaries isn't great for the nation's political health.—
Evan Gottesman,
Washington Post,
25 May 2026
Noun
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In the North, the Republicans were split between moderates and radicals, while the Democrats were split between loyal Unionists and conservatives who preferred peace to a bloody war that pivoted on abolition.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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The data shows that the veterans are actually the radicals.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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“Extremists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremists. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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