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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Russell’s case represents one of the last gasps of the Biden administration’s hard-charging approach to tackling violent far-right extremism that is all but guaranteed to change during US president Donald Trump’s second term in office.
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Ali Winston, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2025
This reality does not mean that HTS will seek to replicate the extremism of Taliban in Afghanistan or the genocidal repression of Islamic State (also known as ISIS) in Iraq and Syria.
—Fawaz A. Gerges, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
The rise in right-wing extremism — not least in Germany, where the far-right AfD party is running second in the polls — gives The Investigation a current relevance, but director Kahl says current politics was not on his mind.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
This kind of extremism only serves to harm a child’s chances for success.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
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Ali Winston, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2025
This reality does not mean that HTS will seek to replicate the extremism of Taliban in Afghanistan or the genocidal repression of Islamic State (also known as ISIS) in Iraq and Syria.
—Fawaz A. Gerges, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
The rise in right-wing extremism — not least in Germany, where the far-right AfD party is running second in the polls — gives The Investigation a current relevance, but director Kahl says current politics was not on his mind.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
This kind of extremism only serves to harm a child’s chances for success.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extremism. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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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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