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 Aussies couldn’t keep up with Balogun, who raced away down the left wing and created another early goal.
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Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
An injury replacement on the left wing could be Brenden Aaronson, the 25-year-old midfielder for Leeds United.
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Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
19 June 2026
Ocasio-Cortez hails from the party's left wing.
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Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
All that’s left of the left wing media empire is a few struggling newspapers like the Boston Globe and New York Times.
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Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for left wing
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
An injury replacement on the left wing could be Brenden Aaronson, the 25-year-old midfielder for Leeds United.
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Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
19 June 2026
Ocasio-Cortez hails from the party's left wing.
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Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
All that’s left of the left wing media empire is a few struggling newspapers like the Boston Globe and New York Times.
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Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for left wing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for left wing
Noun
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The Semiquincentennial Commission was conjured into being by Congress back in 2016, during that long-ago summer when the Democratic Party was convening in Philadelphia and the succession of one form of representational liberalism to another seemed pretty well secure.
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Those of us who care about keeping liberalism alive need Europeans to start defending it against all of its enemies—in Moscow, Beijing, and Washington.
Noun
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After receiving a pass in the right side of the box, Dembélé very patiently made his way to his left before burying yet another left-footed strike into the goal.
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Moraitis and Singer both pointed to antisemitism on the left and promised to make gains with Jewish swing voters.
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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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