left wing

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 Spirit 1300 traffic off your left wing by six mi--- or eight miles, 747. Brendan Cole shane Croucher john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 Spirit 1300 traffic off your left wing by six mi-- or eight miles, 747. Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025 Alba, playing left wing instead of left back, struck first at the 12-minute mark. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025 The offensive-minded left wing’s skating allowed his playmaking to shine. Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for left wing
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Noun
  • There is a form of right-of-center liberalism that is content with status hierarchies, that is very unhappy with anything that makes people feel reprimanded.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Tolerance became the cardinal virtue of modern liberalism, but tolerance cannot sustain a civilization.
    Carolyn McKinney, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
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  • His first throw was tantamount to a layup, a play-action fake to the right that sprung fullback Kyle Juszczyk wide open to the left.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Stewart was bundled up in a white winter jacket with a large fur hood on the left.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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