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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
Noun
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However, the National Republican Senatorial Committee has already blasted Peltola as a radical leftist in a new 45-second ad.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Jan. 2026
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Rodríguez is a hard-line leftist with deeply anti-American views learned from her father, a Marxist guerrilla commander who died at the hands of Venezuelan security forces.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Though Reiner, a lifelong liberal, disagreed with Kirk's conservative beliefs, the filmmaker's remarks about the incident emphasized the importance of nonviolence.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Dec. 2025
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Underly, a liberal, was reelected last year to a second term as state superintendent with strong support from teacher unions and state Democrats.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Suárez’s a classic lefty in the best sense.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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On the baseball diamond, a future Hall of Fame lefty named Randy Johnson was getting his start with the Indians along with local legend Razor Shines.—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Left-winger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left-winger. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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