extremist
noun
a person who goes to extremes, especially in political matters.
extremists
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pluralof extremist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This came even as three heroic Muslim men gave their lives in May while defending some 240 children at the Islamic Center of San Diego from anti-Muslim extremists.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The report noted that "mounting evidence" suggested extremists in Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf "were aware" the attack had been imminent.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The BBC can reveal that those staff objected to a line in the report concluding that he was "an unlikely candidate for clandestine involvement with Islamist extremists".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
On Thursday, his name appeared on Russia's online register of "terrorists and extremists" -- a blacklist maintained by Russia's Rosfinmonitoring financial watchdog.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
In addition, more than 52 percent of the shootouts between extremists and police now involve white extremists.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
