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
However, Mendez helped snuff any comeback hopes with his third goal at 9:25 of the fourth on a blast from the left wing.
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Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Aiden Hezarkhani was able to beat Jakob Glesnes on the left wing before crossing to an open Zavier Gozo.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Around a quarter of an hour from the finish line, however, a Marcus Rashford that has fallen down the pecking order and lost the left wing berth to midfielder Fermin struck in another one-on-one.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Gaudette came down the left wing and fired a wrist shot that crept through the pads of Blues goalie Joel Hofer and slid over the goal line as the Sharks began a six-game homestand on a positive note.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026
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Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Aiden Hezarkhani was able to beat Jakob Glesnes on the left wing before crossing to an open Zavier Gozo.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Around a quarter of an hour from the finish line, however, a Marcus Rashford that has fallen down the pecking order and lost the left wing berth to midfielder Fermin struck in another one-on-one.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Gaudette came down the left wing and fired a wrist shot that crept through the pads of Blues goalie Joel Hofer and slid over the goal line as the Sharks began a six-game homestand on a positive note.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left wing
Noun
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But whereas leftist thinkers starting with Marx saw the liberal ideal as totally discredited, a mere camouflage for capitalist power, Habermas kept faith with the utopian potential of liberalism.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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Erdoğan first emerged during the post-Cold War decade of unipolar, American triumph, adopting the language of free markets, liberalism, and human rights, and stretched those politics of optimism into the brief euphoria of the Obama years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the top right is the head of the dry river bed — where the life-size heron statue is — and the bed curves down to the driveway on the left.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The group, founded in 2019 to counter rising skepticism on the left toward the Jewish state, endorsed Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains for the seat in February.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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