as in excessiveness
belief in and support for ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable
political extremism
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Recent Examples of extremism
This is the embodiment of this, within his mix of ego and extremism.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Last year, investors who had backed Musk’s Twitter takeover and stood to lose billions as the company’s valuation plunged due to an advertiser exodus triggered by a sharp rise in hate speech and extremism were compensated with a 25 percent stake in xAI.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
Parties trade majority control as voters react to extremism, shifting the regime from more autocratic to more democratic depending on who is in power.
—Jennifer Victor, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025
All of these areas have significantly degraded in the U.S. over the last few decades due to partisan polarization and political extremism.
—Jennifer Victor, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Last year, investors who had backed Musk’s Twitter takeover and stood to lose billions as the company’s valuation plunged due to an advertiser exodus triggered by a sharp rise in hate speech and extremism were compensated with a 25 percent stake in xAI.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
Parties trade majority control as voters react to extremism, shifting the regime from more autocratic to more democratic depending on who is in power.
—Jennifer Victor, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025
All of these areas have significantly degraded in the U.S. over the last few decades due to partisan polarization and political extremism.
—Jennifer Victor, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for extremism
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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremism. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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