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
Buddy Hield missed a potential game-tying 3 on the left wing, and Harden closed things out from the line.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
That’s where the manager has to make a choice between his Betis starter Gavi, Fermin Lopez and maybe even Ferran Torres if Raphinha is pushed into the berth instead and frees up a spot on the left wing.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Tyler Adams found Tim Weah on the left wing, and Weah took on his defender well before finding Luna in the box.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Indeed, the Danish international has given Manchester United a different dimension down the left wing, making the position his own over the last few matches.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
That’s where the manager has to make a choice between his Betis starter Gavi, Fermin Lopez and maybe even Ferran Torres if Raphinha is pushed into the berth instead and frees up a spot on the left wing.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Tyler Adams found Tim Weah on the left wing, and Weah took on his defender well before finding Luna in the box.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Indeed, the Danish international has given Manchester United a different dimension down the left wing, making the position his own over the last few matches.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left wing
Noun
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New York’s benevolent liberalism of the Rockefeller years comes off as top-down benevolence, sociological benevolence, experience-free benevolence.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
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In the mid-twentieth century, however, liberalism began to predominate to such an extent that republicanism, and its concern with the civic consequences of economic choices, largely faded from view.—
Jennifer M. Harris,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The debate among Democrats is emerging as Republicans go on offense on the matter, putting a spotlight on the left’s response.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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The restaurant was small and noisy, but the glasses ignored two women talking loudly at a table to my left.—
David Owen,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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