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
Pierre drained a 3-pointer from the left wing to draw the Big Blue within 70-68 with 32 seconds to go.
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2026
In the 22nd minute, Del Norte’s Elvin Zhang made a great run down the left wing.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
The Revolution really didn’t gain traction until the 34th minute when Griffin Yow went into the box down the left wing and got off the team’s first shot on net, but Red Bulls keeper Ethan Horvath turned aside the attempt with ease.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Though desultory violence by remaining members of the group continued for years, the autumn of 1977 marked the climax of the violent campaigns of extremist left wing groups in the country.
—Jason Burke, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for left wing
Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2026
In the 22nd minute, Del Norte’s Elvin Zhang made a great run down the left wing.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
The Revolution really didn’t gain traction until the 34th minute when Griffin Yow went into the box down the left wing and got off the team’s first shot on net, but Red Bulls keeper Ethan Horvath turned aside the attempt with ease.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Though desultory violence by remaining members of the group continued for years, the autumn of 1977 marked the climax of the violent campaigns of extremist left wing groups in the country.
—Jason Burke, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left wing
Noun
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The letter codified the idea that the modern West—defined by liberalism, constitutionalism, and multi-party democracy—could be separated, conceptually, from the ancient West, as represented by Greece and Rome.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Randall accused him of a feel-good liberalism that ignores deeper racial and class reckonings that South Bend (a city that is just barely half white) has coming.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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San Diego unveiled a new Brazilian trio with Dudinha on the left, Ludmila in the middle and Gabi Portilho on the right-hand side.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Westwood star guard Kavian Bryant grabbed the rebound, but turned the ball back over to Paradise with 8 tenths of a second left.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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