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Recent Examples of leftist
NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
But officials ignored this pressure, and continued targeting leftist activists for similar suspensions.
—Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Petro said the surge began under former President Iván Duque, a right-wing leader who governed from 2018 to 2022, blaming him for failing to implement the 2016 peace agreement between the leftist FARC guerrilla and then-President Juan Manuel Santos.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
There are several possible explanations for Sheinbaum’s increasingly open support for leftist dictatorships.
—Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Once-influential leftist factions—the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine—have been ground down by decades of arrests, exile, funding collapse, and irrelevance.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Like Bevan, Sheen is a Welsh firebrand unafraid to wear his leftist politics.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
Conversely, history is littered with failed leftist attempts to oust Labour as the main party of the British working class.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
The film’s first half-hour chronicles leftist subversion with documentary precision, as Pat and company bomb campaign headquarters and attempt to take down California’s power grid.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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
His cultural critiques were unmistakably right-wing, but his scorn for the corporatization of universities might have come from the mouth of a disaffected leftist.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 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
For much of his career, Riggio was seen as something of a corporate villain because of his company’s impact on independent bookstores — a reputation that Riggio, a lifelong leftist, felt was deeply unfair.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 6 Oct. 2025
Tyler Robinson, 22, an extreme leftist who hated Kirk, has been charged with Kirk’s murder.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
In his Monday monologue, Kimmel took on right-wing pundits who were looking to frame the shooter who killed pundit Charlie Kirk as a leftist, when the alleged killer’s actual motivation is still unclear.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Advertisement In Chile, another leftist, President Gabriel Boric, has endured broad criticism over his government’s inability to address the country’s rising murder rate.
—Christopher Sabatini, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
So far, no information has been disclosed that clearly links the man charged with Kirk's killing to leftist groups or movements.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
But officials ignored this pressure, and continued targeting leftist activists for similar suspensions.
—Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Petro said the surge began under former President Iván Duque, a right-wing leader who governed from 2018 to 2022, blaming him for failing to implement the 2016 peace agreement between the leftist FARC guerrilla and then-President Juan Manuel Santos.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
There are several possible explanations for Sheinbaum’s increasingly open support for leftist dictatorships.
—Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Once-influential leftist factions—the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine—have been ground down by decades of arrests, exile, funding collapse, and irrelevance.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Like Bevan, Sheen is a Welsh firebrand unafraid to wear his leftist politics.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
Conversely, history is littered with failed leftist attempts to oust Labour as the main party of the British working class.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
The film’s first half-hour chronicles leftist subversion with documentary precision, as Pat and company bomb campaign headquarters and attempt to take down California’s power grid.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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
His cultural critiques were unmistakably right-wing, but his scorn for the corporatization of universities might have come from the mouth of a disaffected leftist.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 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
For much of his career, Riggio was seen as something of a corporate villain because of his company’s impact on independent bookstores — a reputation that Riggio, a lifelong leftist, felt was deeply unfair.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 6 Oct. 2025
Tyler Robinson, 22, an extreme leftist who hated Kirk, has been charged with Kirk’s murder.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
In his Monday monologue, Kimmel took on right-wing pundits who were looking to frame the shooter who killed pundit Charlie Kirk as a leftist, when the alleged killer’s actual motivation is still unclear.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Advertisement In Chile, another leftist, President Gabriel Boric, has endured broad criticism over his government’s inability to address the country’s rising murder rate.
—Christopher Sabatini, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftist
Adjective
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The actress has been a lifelong supporter of liberal and progressive causes, from transgender rights to electing more women to political office.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Mellon, who once supported liberal social initiatives, later shifted toward conservative views, expressing criticism of large federal welfare programs.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
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But assuming Alvarado does return, the lefty can earn back some trust slowly with each scoreless outing.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Former Dodgers lefty Justin Bruihl spent most of the season in Triple-A but could be added as another matchup option.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The gaydar of a founding mother and a Jesuit moralist will always be far more attuned than the intuition of a mob of reactionary haters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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That could be way too reactionary and dramatic, but the vultures and sharks in this league are headed there with this situation.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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In just a few days, a Karl Marx-quoting communist who has struggled to disavow Hamas is likely to be elected the next mayor of the nation's financial and cultural epicenter.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Demobilized soldiers flocked to the paramilitary organizations that all major parties maintained, from the Nazi Stormtroopers (SA) to the conservative Steel Helmet League to the communists’ Red Front Fighters’ Association.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Advertisement Her victory also carries national implications for Democrats, who are struggling to chart a path between progressive energy and centrist caution ahead of the 2026 midterms.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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One person familiar with Tuesday’s heated discussion within the caucus says there appears to be at least eight Democratic votes to reopen the government — even though progressive Democratic senators vented their frustration with the potential deal.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The socialist’s campaign had taken nearly $13,000 from overseas donations, the New York Post reported earlier this month.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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This year, all eyes are on just three contests nationwide—and most of the chatter has centered on Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric mayoral run across the Hudson as a democratic socialist.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The conservative backlash isn’t surprising, but we were still left genuinely puzzled by the unshakable belief that a lesbian nun is as far-fetched a notion as a flying elephant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The texts emerged as Republicans have sought to link Democrats’ rhetoric to acts of political violence, including the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.—
Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Leftist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftist. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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