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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of left wing
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
An offshoot of the Heritage Foundation, authors of Project 2025, launched Project Netflix, designed to scuttle the deal by claiming the streamer is engaged in left wing social engineering.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
With so much open ice, Taylor Heise was able to send a long pass up the left wing for Keller, who took the puck into the center of the Canadian zone, eluded defender Claire Thompson, then bounced it in off Desbiens.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
With the sides playing 3-on-3, Keller broke up the left wing and pushed past Claire Thompson.
—John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for left wing
Jason Burke, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
An offshoot of the Heritage Foundation, authors of Project 2025, launched Project Netflix, designed to scuttle the deal by claiming the streamer is engaged in left wing social engineering.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
With so much open ice, Taylor Heise was able to send a long pass up the left wing for Keller, who took the puck into the center of the Canadian zone, eluded defender Claire Thompson, then bounced it in off Desbiens.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
With the sides playing 3-on-3, Keller broke up the left wing and pushed past Claire Thompson.
—John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for left wing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for left wing
Noun
-
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
-
During Vargas Llosa’s lifetime, his political beliefs underwent extreme changes, from supporting Castro’s revolutionary Communism to championing traditional European liberalism, which included an adamantine belief in unregulated markets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
One officer spotted an open alcoholic beverage near Martinez but directed the car to keep moving and turn to the left.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
-
Xander Bogaerts followed by ripping a hard ground ball down the third-base line that hit the bag, kicked up into the air and dropped into left for a double.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
