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extreme

Definition for extreme

adjective as in very great

Strongest matches

acute, intense, severe, utmost

adjective as in faraway

noun as in ultimate; limit

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Last year a senior police officer raised the alarm about influencers like Andrew Tate radicalising boys and young men into extreme misogyny in a way that is "quite terrifying".

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Mr Taylor added that police were working on the belief that Al-Shamie "may have been influenced by extreme Islamist ideology".

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Police believe that Al-Shamie may have been influenced by "extreme Islamist ideology" and said three more people, between 18 and mid-40s, had been arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism.

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I don’t really keep track, but once something as extreme as death metal has been around for decades, it becomes an established part of the music scene.

It said strong gusts "pose a significant risk to safety" and appealed to the public to "exercise extreme caution, particularly along exposed cliffs, seafronts, piers and waterside paths".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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