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Recent Examples of leftist
ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
At lunch, Bilynskyj sat with a small group of right-wing Brazilian legislators, officials and influencers, all opponents of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s leftist government.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
In 1984, Shakur surfaced in Havana, where she was granted political asylum by Fidel Castro’s leftist government.
—Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
In fact, the Miller team’s own internal poll of 800 likely voters shows the tech entrepreneur with just 6% support, behind incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, City Councilmember Nithya Raman, conservative reality TV star Spencer Pratt and leftist Rae Huang.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
This is a leftist laundry list, to be sure, but remember who’s doing the washing.
—Jesse Dorris, Pitchfork, 25 Mar. 2026
Posters for the three remaining candidates for Paris mayor, socialist Emmanuel Gregoire, leftist Sophia Chikirou and right-wing Rachida Dati.
—Reuters, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
That flotilla, made up of leftist organizations, intends to deliver more than 20 tons of food, medicine and solar power equipment to the island.
—Sarah Moreno
march 16, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Unlike the elaborate, leftist underground in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, their network of resistance is accidental and humane.
—Michael Snyder, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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
Fearing a tougher-than-expected race for one of Texas’s two Senate seats, Republicans are trying to cast Democratic candidate James Talarico as a radical leftist out of step with voters.
—Teo Armus, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2026
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
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
Another leftist would not lead Brazil until the 2003 election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is once again the nation's head after winning the 2023 election.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
That includes Valentín, a leftist whose own dreams of revolution have been cut short by the dictatorship’s crackdowns.
—Blythe Marks, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
These early experiences made Janion a lifelong leftist and, at first, an eager member of the ruling communist party.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
One member of the leftist New Democrats party, Lori Idlout, also defected to the Liberals.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
At lunch, Bilynskyj sat with a small group of right-wing Brazilian legislators, officials and influencers, all opponents of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s leftist government.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
In 1984, Shakur surfaced in Havana, where she was granted political asylum by Fidel Castro’s leftist government.
—Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
In fact, the Miller team’s own internal poll of 800 likely voters shows the tech entrepreneur with just 6% support, behind incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, City Councilmember Nithya Raman, conservative reality TV star Spencer Pratt and leftist Rae Huang.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
This is a leftist laundry list, to be sure, but remember who’s doing the washing.
—Jesse Dorris, Pitchfork, 25 Mar. 2026
Posters for the three remaining candidates for Paris mayor, socialist Emmanuel Gregoire, leftist Sophia Chikirou and right-wing Rachida Dati.
—Reuters, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
That flotilla, made up of leftist organizations, intends to deliver more than 20 tons of food, medicine and solar power equipment to the island.
—Sarah Moreno
march 16, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Unlike the elaborate, leftist underground in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, their network of resistance is accidental and humane.
—Michael Snyder, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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
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
Fearing a tougher-than-expected race for one of Texas’s two Senate seats, Republicans are trying to cast Democratic candidate James Talarico as a radical leftist out of step with voters.
—Teo Armus, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2026
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
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
Another leftist would not lead Brazil until the 2003 election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is once again the nation's head after winning the 2023 election.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
That includes Valentín, a leftist whose own dreams of revolution have been cut short by the dictatorship’s crackdowns.
—Blythe Marks, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
These early experiences made Janion a lifelong leftist and, at first, an eager member of the ruling communist party.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftist
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Another conservative justice retiring next year could yield a 6-1 liberal supermajority, reshaping Wisconsin policy on voting rights, unions, and worker protections.—
Scott Bauer,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Wisconsinites will vote for a new state Supreme Court justice on Tuesday in a race that could maintain or widen the court's liberal majority for years.—
Gaby Vinick,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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My general experience with campaigns is that winning candidates are almost always those who attack their opponents remorselessly and relentlessly — those who convince the voters that the other guy is a racist, a pinko, a warmonger, a coward, a crook, a greedy capitalist, whatever.—
Dan McLaughlin,
National Review,
18 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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Rising worries over crime are upending Latin American politics, propelling rightist candidates to the top of polls across the region.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The veteran lefty struck out seven and walked three.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Bishop Feehan has last year’s top three pitchers back, not including 6-foot-9 lefty Brody Bumila, whose 100-mph gas has MLB scouts’ attention.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Procter & Gamble, meanwhile, which sold some of its beauty holdings to Coty but still has mega personal care brands such as Olay, Head & Shoulders and Pantene, as well as SK-II, isn’t expected to be reactionary.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Your strength and your commitment told us that this is still America, and this reactionary nightmare — and these invasions of American cities — will not stand.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Apollo went to the moon to demonstrates the United States' — and democracy's — ability to accomplish more than the Soviet Union and the communists could do.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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And then communists in Vietnam.—
Connor Okeeffe,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the oil industry blames California's progressive policies for driving them out.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Sunshine died March 15 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, after a battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a family spokesperson announced.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2026
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Others view their work as part of a broader resurgence in liberalism in New York City that culminated with the election of Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, as mayor last year.—
TIM CRAIG THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
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Among the participants were socialists, ex-royalists, liberals, feminists, and nationalists.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Leftist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftist. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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