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
The list of signees included Ocasio-Cortez, Jeffries, Nancy Pelosi and other members of the Democrat party's left wing, like Ilhan Omar and Jasmine Crockett.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Elias Lindholm made a nice backhand pass to Geekie to give him the puck with speed going down the left wing.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Less than two minutes later, Martin Necas swooped towards the net from the left wing, went across the front of the crease and tried to pass it back to his left.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
Robert Thomas maneuvered in from the left wing and slid a cross-ice pass to Kyrou breaking toward the right post.
—Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Elias Lindholm made a nice backhand pass to Geekie to give him the puck with speed going down the left wing.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Less than two minutes later, Martin Necas swooped towards the net from the left wing, went across the front of the crease and tried to pass it back to his left.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
Robert Thomas maneuvered in from the left wing and slid a cross-ice pass to Kyrou breaking toward the right post.
—Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left wing
Noun
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This, together with the fragmented working class and weak community roots of Lindsay’s liberalism, left the city unable to fight the wave of neoliberal austerity measures that faced the city.—
Daniel Wortel-London,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Likewise, should Madisonian liberalism regain its footing, the assumptions political scientists have relied on for so long will once again appear to many as eternal truths.—
Jason Blakely,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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There’s guys coming from the left, the right.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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To the right, flat ground fronted a creek; to the left rose steep woodland.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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