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Recent Examples of left-winger
The Japan left-winger was substituted in the second half of the Chelsea match.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for left-winger
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Another leftist would not lead Brazil until the 2003 election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is once again the nation's head after winning the 2023 election.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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That includes Valentín, a leftist whose own dreams of revolution have been cut short by the dictatorship’s crackdowns.—
Blythe Marks,
Them.,
17 Oct. 2025
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Even John Stuart Mill, the model nineteenth-century liberal and a feminist, did not think that Indians in British India were ready for free speech.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Navratilova is known as a highly outspoken liberal as a former athlete.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But assuming Alvarado does return, the lefty can earn back some trust slowly with each scoreless outing.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Former Dodgers lefty Justin Bruihl spent most of the season in Triple-A but could be added as another matchup option.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Left-winger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left-winger. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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