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 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 Protesters slammed the progressive leader, accusing him of fueling radicalism and failing to safeguard the Jewish community. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026 Enhanced by the large amount of American art spanning centuries that is always a part of The Wadsworth’s permanent exhibitions, the whole multi-building complex proclaims a sense of independence, revolution and especially radicalism. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026 In this era of growing labor radicalism and open conflict with capital, Taylor promised docile and happy workers alongside high profits. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for radicalism
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  1. socialism
  2. extremism
  3. liberalism
  4. irrationality
  5. unreasonableness
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  • And socialism, everywhere it's been tried around the world, has failed in two fundamental ways.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In general, socialism favors collective ownership and controls over the means of production and the distribution of goods.
    — Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of socialism
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  • On the eve of the primary, El-Sayed once again campaigned with Piker, which Republicans pointed to as evidence of a broader ideological extremism.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Fuelled by unhinged online hate and anti-Israel extremism, total violent hate crimes skyrocketed by 97% since 2022, forcing terrified Jewish communities around the world into hiding.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of extremism
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  • Right’s multiculturalism Meanwhile, the American right was increasingly united less by biological notions of race and more by opposition to multiculturalism, feminism, LGBTQ+ rights, immigration and liberalism.
    — Eladio Bobadilla, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The 11th Congressional District territory has long been a central hub of American liberalism, in and around iconic neighborhoods such as Castro, Haight-Ashbury, Chinatown, and the Mission District.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of liberalism
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  • This is where the irrationality of antisemitic conspiracy gains no purchase among a reasoning and pragmatic populace; where government is led by people who grasp, and embrace, the seriousness of their responsibilities.
    — Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the seriocomic set-up, as Vibeke gets more unstable, Mengel refuses to play her irrationality for laughs, instead taking the more difficult route of earnestness.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of irrationality
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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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