as in liberalism
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
the left wing has lost considerable influence in the party, which is now aggressively courting political moderates
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Recent Examples of left wing
The Kansas City, Kansas, product scored a step-back 3-pointer from the left wing for his other made deep shot, which gave the East a 67-59 advantage with 12:52 remaining in the final frame.
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Andy Theobald, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
Davis’ 3-point make from the left wing with 11.6 seconds in the third punctuated the turnaround.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
While not at the same level, Liverpool have also had plenty of production from left wing in Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Martinez’s pass to Raphinha on the left wing was intercepted by Federico Valverde, with Modric pouncing on the loose ball.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Andy Theobald, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
Davis’ 3-point make from the left wing with 11.6 seconds in the third punctuated the turnaround.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
While not at the same level, Liverpool have also had plenty of production from left wing in Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Martinez’s pass to Raphinha on the left wing was intercepted by Federico Valverde, with Modric pouncing on the loose ball.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left wing
Noun
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He’s routinely refocused Labour away from metropolitan lifestyle liberalism, to bread-and-butter issues of government delivering good service.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 May 2025
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For the Trump administration, Harvard presents the first major hurdle in its attempt to force change at universities that Republicans say have become hotbeds of liberalism and antisemitism.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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On the left, the deduction widely is seen as benefiting only wealthy taxpayers, even though many of the Cook County homeowners whose property tax bills alone are in excess of the current $10,000 deductibility cap hardly are rich folks.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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But people on the left might favor technologies that would mitigate climate change over weapons and rockets.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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