as in liberalism
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
the candidate's opponents are working overtime to paint him as a champion of extreme leftism
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Recent Examples of leftism
Kirk was seen as a particularly effective antagonist to campus leftism and to the progressive project as a whole.
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Paul's post even garnered praise from the left-wing content account Leftism.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
For instance, green anarchists were enthralled with his critique of technology while neo-Nazis, generally speaking, ignore the critique of technology and focus solely on the critique of leftism.
—Hady Mawajdeh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
But deeper than these calculations runs the feeling that leftism is more politically toxic in Israel than ever before.
—Noam Sheizaf, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2013
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Paul's post even garnered praise from the left-wing content account Leftism.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
For instance, green anarchists were enthralled with his critique of technology while neo-Nazis, generally speaking, ignore the critique of technology and focus solely on the critique of leftism.
—Hady Mawajdeh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
But deeper than these calculations runs the feeling that leftism is more politically toxic in Israel than ever before.
—Noam Sheizaf, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftism
liberalism
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This neglect allowed some politicians to coast on the temporary tax revenue boom from Californians and New Yorkers fleeing lockdown liberalism, and the corresponding uptick in Florida home valuations.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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The letter codified the idea that the modern West—defined by liberalism, constitutionalism, and multi-party democracy—could be separated, conceptually, from the ancient West, as represented by Greece and Rome.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Leftism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftism. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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