extremist
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- adjective
- /ɪkˈstrimɪst/
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extremista
- How great is the danger of extremist violence in the name of Islam in the United States?
- extremist parties
- extremist ideology
- extremist groups
And then they say these extremist anti Vaxa protesters were violent.
- And then they say these extremist anti Vaxa protesters were violent.
- These friends start introducing these extremist ideas.
- This is like a extremist political movement that is like creating real offline violence and harms.
- But they were cited by NPR, by USA TODAY, by the Washington Post as the authority in saying Moms for Liberty is an anti government extremist group.
- Well, yeah, it's a little bit more like not quite Scarface, but it's that extremist success.
- But to be extremist and actually go out and threaten people, like why?
- make good reasonable arguments against it. But that's not how how we've evolved now. It's it's extremist, it's extremism.
- Congress is focused on restoring common sense Republican values and defeating the woke extremist Democrat, Congresswoman Marie Perez.
- You do get an extremist, extremist element like with Al Shabaab and other groupings over there.
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Did he ever demonstrate any sort of extremist behavior?
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When the United States is not engaged in the search for peace, extremist forces gain strength.
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These new measures were often supported and encouraged by extremist elements in the local population.
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She was worried about getting involved with someone who thought in such extremist terms.
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Uh, upon approaching the residence, we realized that it was a safe house for an extremist group.
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An extremist religious group operating out of Baghdad, which calls itself Black October, has claimed responsibility.
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How much power will the extremist elements of the white community have to derail the whole process?
Academic text (1992) -
This is like a extremist political movement that is like creating real offline violence and harms.
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Such feelings create ideal recruiting conditions for urban gangs and extremist militia forces.
Academic text (1997) -
The politician's proposals were criticized for being too extremist and not considering moderate viewpoints.
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Etymology
Extremist as an adjective comes from the same parts extreme and -ist, and it describes opinions or actions that sit at the 'edge' and are far from what most people think is normal. That's why an extremist view is one that calls for very large or strong change.