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
Paul's post even garnered praise from the left-wing content account Leftism.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
Woke leftism is part of the left's war on Western civilization and the values of the American republic and constitutes the single greatest threat to the country's future.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 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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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
Woke leftism is part of the left's war on Western civilization and the values of the American republic and constitutes the single greatest threat to the country's future.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 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 is not a failing of the principles of liberalism, however, but a failure of those entrusted to act in its name.—
Philip Mullins,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Reminiscent of the violence against labor unions, liberalism, and Black soldiers that followed World War I, Robinson testified against Robeson in a climate that was now being called the second Red Scare.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Leftism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftism. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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