lefties

plural of lefty

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lefties
Noun
  • The results in New York affirm that socialists are on the rise and likely will field a presidential candidate in 2028.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026
  • The housing bill is an example of the president delivering on his promises, and Republicans opened the day by highlighting the democratic socialists who upset establishment Democrats in primaries last night.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • What better way to distinguish God-fearing Americans from the godless communists of the Soviet Union than to put God on the money?
    David Williamson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
  • In the years following, Beijing funded or armed fellow communists in Vietnam, North Korea, Burma, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, causing panic in Washington and other Western capitals as the ideological struggles of the Cold War rippled across Asia.
    Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
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“Lefties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefties. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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