radicalism

noun

Definition of radicalismnext
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as in socialism

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as in extremism

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Recent Examples of radicalism Like the Fondation Cartier, PAC and the Shed package their radicalism in deluxe architectural confections. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026 For those manufacturers, and for the neoliberals who appropriated Kahlo to sell free trade with Mexico, her life of political radicalism is left unmentioned. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Many of the area’s neighborhoods are reliably progressive but not known for their radicalism. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 June 2026 After a crushing election defeat in 2019, Starmer was chosen as Corbyn’s successor – seen as a safer pair of hands after Labour’s years of radicalism. — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for radicalism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for radicalism
  1. socialism
  2. extremism
  3. liberalism
  4. irrationality
  5. unreasonableness
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  • And socialism, in that conversation, is really about social democracy or just taking concern in the well-being of the people.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Mamdani's speech reflects the growing embrace of socialism among Democrats and young people more broadly.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of socialism
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  • Gerrymandering, it was now said, was one of the factors that was driving polarization and extremism in general.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • His main challenger, former military chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, leads a center-right opposition promising more diplomacy and less extremism.
    — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of extremism
Noun
  • Three separate studies in Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee discovered the same relationship between degree of Southern accent and political conservatism or liberalism.
    — Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
  • But conventional explanations emphasizing liberalism’s association with economic development and the rise of a middle class cannot fully account for ideological shifts.
    — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of liberalism
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  • The irrationality ensures that no petal is directly above another.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In other words, emotion, empathy and irrationality could be seen as some of the most powerful counterweights to AI.
    — Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of irrationality
Noun
  • 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
Definition of unreasonableness

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