left wing

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 Azcona answered with a right-footed shot from the left wing that bounced off a pair of Mexican defenders and over goalkeeper Luis Malagon. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025 Carson Pickett took a quick free-kick on the left wing to catch the Bay defense off guard. Compiled From Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025 With Paris Saint-Germain full back Nuno Mendes leaving Lamine for dead on the left wing, or Lamine’s right, to set Ronaldo up for an equalizer that made it 2-2 in the second half, Portugal then beat Spain on penalties in Munich’s Allianz Arena on Sunday night. Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 After the big Joe Thornton trade that brought Sturm – named the Bruins’ new head coach on Thursday – to Boston, Bergeron was moved to his natural center position and Sturm eventually found his way to the future captain’s left wing. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for left wing
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Noun
  • Yet what Grant didn’t foresee is that this kind of liberalism could form an effective resistance against Yankee imperialism.
    Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
  • Conservatives, by contrast, paint liberalism as a cultural leviathan that has trampled traditional values underfoot.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Two young pitchers should be enough to acquire what’s left of Ozuna’s $16 million contract.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • It is reviled on the left for hurting poor people and reviled on the far-right for not going far enough to cut spending.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 July 2025

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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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