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 report also noted that the plane's left wing dipped down by approximately 40 degrees at one point.
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The witness also said the plane’s left wing dipped down before rolling left and crashing in a soybean field about half a mile from the airport’s runway.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Mofokeng is a right-footed player who typically plays on the left wing, while Brahimi is a left-footed player on the right wing.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
The team and veteran left wing agreed to a one-year contract for the third consecutive season, the team announced Friday morning.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 8 Aug. 2025
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The witness also said the plane’s left wing dipped down before rolling left and crashing in a soybean field about half a mile from the airport’s runway.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Mofokeng is a right-footed player who typically plays on the left wing, while Brahimi is a left-footed player on the right wing.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
The team and veteran left wing agreed to a one-year contract for the third consecutive season, the team announced Friday morning.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left wing
Noun
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In fact, the choice Koreans faced at the end of 1948, between a one-party communist state and an autocratic liberalism, was between two options that had very little support at the beginning of the occupation.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Modern conservatism developed its own history and internal logic, emerging not merely in opposition but alongside liberalism as a powerful response to the social and economic upheavals of the early 20th century.—
Allan J. Lichtman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The fairway bends gently left, bordered by trees and water on the left side, a bunker on the right, and a second water carry into a green guarded by a large bunker on the left.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This new generation of outlets has also begun to shape the political conversation on the left, helping boost insurgent challengers to the Democratic establishment.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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