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as in clumsy
lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's hands
I'd rather have no help at all than have his left-handed "assistance"
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as in double
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
failed to realize that he had received a left-handed compliment
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as in counterclockwise
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Recent Examples of left-handed
Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 3 Aug. 2025
Against lefties this season, Mullins, a left-handed batter, has a .866 OPS.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
The Dodgers expect to be one of the more active buyers this deadline and are looking to add a left-handed bat that can play the outfield.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 26 July 2025
By trading for former Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon, the Yankees filled the biggest hole in their lineup and added a left-handed bat with some pop to aim at the short porch in Yankee Stadium.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
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Montgomery originally planned to use Peraza against left-handed pitchers, but the Angels aren’t scheduled to face a left-hander until reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers on Friday.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 3 Aug. 2025
Against lefties this season, Mullins, a left-handed batter, has a .866 OPS.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
The Dodgers expect to be one of the more active buyers this deadline and are looking to add a left-handed bat that can play the outfield.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 26 July 2025
By trading for former Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon, the Yankees filled the biggest hole in their lineup and added a left-handed bat with some pop to aim at the short porch in Yankee Stadium.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left-handed
Adjective
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Any move to unify systems and say goodbye to clumsy data management couldn't be more crucial—or opportune.—
Charles Crouchman,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Every summer a disposable camera was tucked into my camp bag, where clumsy photos, often with a thumb peeking in, were snapped with reckless abandon.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Because after Cronenworth tagged up and went to third on a fly ball to right field by Fermin, he was thrown out at home on a double steal attempt.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Florence Pugh won for her work in Thunderbolts* while Michael B. Jordan won for his double role in Sinners.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Pressing down on the wrench, move it counterclockwise then clockwise.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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Generally, the way our winter storm conditions tend to work is that a low-pressure system rotates counterclockwise, bringing warm moist air up from southern regions to crash into cold air masses.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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That has placed the Interior in an awkward position.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 Aug. 2025
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Rhodes hit a Terry Funk-style (read: awkward) moonsault onto Cena for a nearfall.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Trump still puts himself on fake magazine covers for validation, but some version of his celebrity and influence — and the attendant and unnerving public scrutiny — is now available to anyone who wants it.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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In some cases, scam victims have reached out to fraudsters on fake websites, which look legitimate, in hopes of recovering their funds.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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By After Testing Over 30 Best Sellers By Siena Gagliano Unlike balms, which can make lip color slide around, a primer locks it in while keeping lips soft and comfortable.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
2 Mar. 2025
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For lip color, reach for the Merit Beauty Signature lipsticks.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Two brothers were arrested this week on murder charges in connection to a 1997 Michigan cold case in which a man's headless and handless body was found in a cornfield, authorities said.—
Erin Pflaumer,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2023
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Twenty-five years after authorities discovered a headless and handless man in a Michigan cornfield, arrests have been made in connection to the grisly murder.—
Tristan Balagtas,
Peoplemag,
26 Jan. 2023
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The woman is long gone, so Freer has to imagine her consent — in a history so full of gaps, coercion, and disappearance, a pretended connection is better than none at all.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2022
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What most activates Dunn’s rage is the misogyny that only deepened amid all the pretended freedoms of the counterculture.—
Sam Sacks,
WSJ,
11 Nov. 2022
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“Left-handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left-handed. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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