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
Portions of the right wing fell to the south of the debris path and the left wing was fractured.
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Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
The Bulldogs opened up the scoring less than five minutes into the contest when Foster won a 50-50 ball on the left wing.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Spirit 1300 traffic off your left wing by six mi--- or eight miles, 747.
—Brendan Cole
shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Alba, playing left wing instead of left back, struck first at the 12-minute mark.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
The Bulldogs opened up the scoring less than five minutes into the contest when Foster won a 50-50 ball on the left wing.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Spirit 1300 traffic off your left wing by six mi--- or eight miles, 747.
—Brendan Cole
shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Alba, playing left wing instead of left back, struck first at the 12-minute mark.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for left wing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for left wing
Noun
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Sandinista ideology blended Marxism, liberalism, and nationalism, borrowing ideas from both sides of the Iron Curtain.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
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The book is a policy handbook meant to address the realities of political life following the turmoil of the French Revolution, presenting a Christian alternative to both the authoritarian secular liberalism and counterrevolutionary movements of the day.—
Indianapolis Star,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lined up to the left of Mahomes outside of JuJu Smith-Schuster and Travis Kelce, Brown streaked across the field uncovered in part because Kelce drew multiple defenders and in part because of a key read of man defense.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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To maximize your chances of seeing the Orionids, first locate Betelgeuse shining to the upper left of the three distinctive stars that form the famous asterism of Orion's Belt.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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