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Recent Examples of left-winger
The writing has been on the wall for a Panarin deal, with the Rangers struggling at 22-28-6 this season and the veteran left-winger having just one year left on his contract.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead, Howe went for raw pace, fielding Gordon as a false nine, with Barnes as a roaming left-winger who regularly cut inside, and Anthony Elanga down the right.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead, Howe went for raw pace, fielding Gordon as a false nine, with Barnes as a roaming left-winger who regularly cut inside, and Anthony Elanga down the right.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for left-winger
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Petro, a leftist who was a member of a rebel group in his youth, has attempted to stage peace talks with Colombia’s remaining rebel groups under a strategy known as total peace.—
Manuel Rueda,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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In nearby Venezuela, the rise of President Hugo Chávez, a leftist, in 1999 meant oil and aid began flowing again.—
Carmen Sesin,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
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Levin’s identity, as a Jewish liberal who worked with Israel critics, added urgency to the campaign.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Putin’s Kiss — that portrays her as Kremlin youth icon turned aspiring Western liberal who came to publicly disavow the Russian president.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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Senior lefty Cannon Madej (Southwestern Illinois) leads a pitching staff that has some holes to fill around him.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Fitts has made three Cactus League starts for his new club, but Clarke won’t be game-ready until June; in February the Cardinals announced that the lefty, who reached High-A Greenville last season, underwent surgery to address an aneurysm in his pitching arm.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Left-winger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left-winger. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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