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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
Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
Avi is a left-handed pitcher who had four RBIs in the final.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
The 6-foot-5 left-handed slugger hit seven home runs in his first 20 games with Triple-A Las Vegas — a 53-home run pace for a full 150-game slate in the Pacific Coast League — but the power didn’t immediately translate with the A’s after getting the promotion.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025
However, with a shift in place on the left-handed hitter, third baseman Junior Caminero covered second.
—Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
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Rafael Devers strolled into the clubhouse side-by-side with home run king Barry Bonds, a fellow left-handed slugger who San Francisco’s new big hitter has long admired from afar.
—Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
Avi is a left-handed pitcher who had four RBIs in the final.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
The 6-foot-5 left-handed slugger hit seven home runs in his first 20 games with Triple-A Las Vegas — a 53-home run pace for a full 150-game slate in the Pacific Coast League — but the power didn’t immediately translate with the A’s after getting the promotion.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025
However, with a shift in place on the left-handed hitter, third baseman Junior Caminero covered second.
—Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left-handed
Adjective
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Herbert includes a range of moments, from earnest attempts to talk about the enslaved people that maintained all these palatial homes to clumsier ones in which they are referred to as workers, insinuating that their labor was paid for instead of forced.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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The aftermath of Virginia’s clumsy tumble into a rose bed where her exposed cleavage is profusely pricked by thorns lasts for all of one scene.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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After a crew chief review, it was ruled a double, giving the Mets a 7-4 lead.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2025
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Heyward was 2-for-21 with a double, an RBI, a walk and eight strikeouts in five games with the Chihuahuas before missing Thursday’s and Friday’s games.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
Adverb
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The impact caused the bus to flip counterclockwise and do a complete rotation before landing upright.—
Skye Seipp,
Austin American-Statesman,
4 Apr. 2024
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While one set of dancers move clockwise, another dances counterclockwise, resulting in a moving pattern of vibrant colors.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Regional flashpoints have now put China in an awkward position.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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At times awkward, but mostly gorgeous, catchy and sincere.—
Darian Sahanaja,
Variety,
15 June 2025
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Avoiding secondary scams Marilyn’s story also highlights a second danger of fake support numbers and remote access scams.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 June 2025
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Already, misinformation campaigns and fake news challenge our ability to discern truth.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
29 June 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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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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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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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 3 Jul. 2025.
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