extremism
noun
ex·trem·ism
ik-ˈstrē-ˌmi-zəm 
1
: the quality or state of being extreme
2
: advocacy of extreme measures or views : radicalism
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The Democrat brand is a toxic, failed disaster, and Republicans look forward to forcing these nut jobs to answer for their extremism.
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Lawson hired Lawson, a former NBC News reporter covering disinformation, extremism and the internet, to run the company.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Today’s Democratic moderates will forever be tarred with the left’s extremism and its willingness to sacrifice the interests of the country on the altar of political expediency.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026
The predawn Molotov cocktail attack on Sam Altman’s San Francisco home has signaled a volatile new era of anti-tech extremism, sparking fears among federal authorities that this could ignite a wave of copycat strikes against high-profile executives.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Lawson hired Lawson, a former NBC News reporter covering disinformation, extremism and the internet, to run the company.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Today’s Democratic moderates will forever be tarred with the left’s extremism and its willingness to sacrifice the interests of the country on the altar of political expediency.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026
The predawn Molotov cocktail attack on Sam Altman’s San Francisco home has signaled a volatile new era of anti-tech extremism, sparking fears among federal authorities that this could ignite a wave of copycat strikes against high-profile executives.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extremism. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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extremism
noun
ex·trem·ism
ik-ˈstrē-ˌmiz-əm
1
: the quality or state of being extreme
2
: belief in and support for extreme ideas especially in politics
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