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
Texas pushed the lead to 44-29 in the second on Aaliyah Crumps’ 3-pointer from the left wing.
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Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026
Ty Daneault flipped it ahead to O’Connell for a partial break up the left wing and O’Connell beat Hrabal.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Moments later, Munyak found himself with the ball in his hands after teammate Tre’shawn Sheppard passed up an open shot to get him the ball on the left wing.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Joveljic received the ball wide on the left wing and drove right at a defender.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026
Ty Daneault flipped it ahead to O’Connell for a partial break up the left wing and O’Connell beat Hrabal.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Moments later, Munyak found himself with the ball in his hands after teammate Tre’shawn Sheppard passed up an open shot to get him the ball on the left wing.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Joveljic received the ball wide on the left wing and drove right at a defender.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left wing
Noun
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Emanuel, 66, has talked his way into 2028 presidential speculation by challenging his party’s college-town liberalism and pitching paid-for ideas.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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According to the profile, his tolerance for right-wing antisemitism is rooted in a catastrophist worldview that frames American liberalism as an existential threat and Trumpism, with all its flaws, as the only viable alternative.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Alan Roden then drilled a two run double over Ronny Simon’s head in left that plated both runners giving the Saints a 9-7 lead.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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The 6-foot-5 Fundora (24-1-1, 16 knockouts) used his nine-inch height and reach advantage to pepper Thurman (31-2, 23 KOs) with a series of hard lefts and combinations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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