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
Ty Daneault flipped it ahead to O’Connell for a partial break up the left wing and O’Connell beat Hrabal.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Moments later, Munyak found himself with the ball in his hands after teammate Tre’shawn Sheppard passed up an open shot to get him the ball on the left wing.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Joveljic received the ball wide on the left wing and drove right at a defender.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
The bounce of the ball landed Reaves’ way toward the left wing as Deandre Ayton boxed Jokic into the paint and away from the Lakers guard.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Moments later, Munyak found himself with the ball in his hands after teammate Tre’shawn Sheppard passed up an open shot to get him the ball on the left wing.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Joveljic received the ball wide on the left wing and drove right at a defender.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
The bounce of the ball landed Reaves’ way toward the left wing as Deandre Ayton boxed Jokic into the paint and away from the Lakers guard.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left wing
Noun
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Intellectuals on the left and right say liberalism is dead.—
Adrian Wooldridge,
Washington Post,
24 Mar. 2026
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The fact that testosterone levels have been falling has been politicized by Donald Trump supporters, who claim a link between liberalism and low testosterone, although experts largely credit the decline to obesity, sedentary lifestyles, and poor sleep quality.—
Mattha Busby,
Wired News,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Alan Roden then drilled a two run double over Ronny Simon’s head in left that plated both runners giving the Saints a 9-7 lead.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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The 6-foot-5 Fundora (24-1-1, 16 knockouts) used his nine-inch height and reach advantage to pepper Thurman (31-2, 23 KOs) with a series of hard lefts and combinations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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