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Recent Examples of leftist
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026
Known for his staunch support of leftist policies, Piker has developed a massive online audience, with nearly 10 million followers across major social media platforms.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 15 June 2026
Brantley argues that this history challenges the conventional view of the decade as a period when leftist activism receded and conservative politics prevailed.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 12 June 2026
Essentially, the armed forces of Peru took control of the drug trade from the leftist guerrillas.
—Michelle D. Paranzino, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
The runoff election between Cepeda and De La Espriella is expected to help determine whether voters continue Petro's leftist political project or shift toward a more conservative approach to security and governance.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
An account of enduring the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War as a child growing up in an upper-class leftist family in Tehran, Persepolis may be the most globally famous graphic narrative of the past 25 years.
—Hillary Chute, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Just look to the former leftist radical Tom Hayden, who lost a bid for mayor in the 1990s to Richard Riordan, the most recent Republican to hold the office.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
The leftist indoctrination in K-12 schools, as well as universities, is largely to blame for the youth vote’s enthusiasm for socialism and communism.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
In New York, an inspiring young leftist competed against a boorish, but experienced, former governor to replace a corrupt mayor.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
The president, Claudia Sheinbaum, is a leftist with a PhD in engineering who prides herself on her scientific background.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
The last pope, Francis, could be filed away by American conservatives as an anti-American Latin American leftist, but Leo can’t.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Melton’s Austin starts as a baby leftist crying over a dead bee, then becomes torn between the authentic Korean cultural education Chairwoman Park claims to offer him and the increasingly ambitious Ashley, who wants to leverage Austin’s heritage for her own personal gain.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 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
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
Adjective
Danger on the left Van Hollen is right, but the difficult part for his party is resisting the influence of leftist factions that identify with the Palestinians to the extreme of denying Israel’s right to exist.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026
Known for his staunch support of leftist policies, Piker has developed a massive online audience, with nearly 10 million followers across major social media platforms.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 15 June 2026
Brantley argues that this history challenges the conventional view of the decade as a period when leftist activism receded and conservative politics prevailed.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 12 June 2026
Essentially, the armed forces of Peru took control of the drug trade from the leftist guerrillas.
—Michelle D. Paranzino, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
The runoff election between Cepeda and De La Espriella is expected to help determine whether voters continue Petro's leftist political project or shift toward a more conservative approach to security and governance.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
An account of enduring the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War as a child growing up in an upper-class leftist family in Tehran, Persepolis may be the most globally famous graphic narrative of the past 25 years.
—Hillary Chute, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Just look to the former leftist radical Tom Hayden, who lost a bid for mayor in the 1990s to Richard Riordan, the most recent Republican to hold the office.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
The leftist indoctrination in K-12 schools, as well as universities, is largely to blame for the youth vote’s enthusiasm for socialism and communism.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
Noun
Raman is more likely than Bass to pick up the voters who chose community organizer Rae Huang, a leftist who, like Raman, is a DSA member.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
In New York, an inspiring young leftist competed against a boorish, but experienced, former governor to replace a corrupt mayor.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
The president, Claudia Sheinbaum, is a leftist with a PhD in engineering who prides herself on her scientific background.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
The last pope, Francis, could be filed away by American conservatives as an anti-American Latin American leftist, but Leo can’t.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Melton’s Austin starts as a baby leftist crying over a dead bee, then becomes torn between the authentic Korean cultural education Chairwoman Park claims to offer him and the increasingly ambitious Ashley, who wants to leverage Austin’s heritage for her own personal gain.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftist
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Rambling usually ignores it when Dean Cain posts one of his tirades against liberal Hollywood.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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An unwritten rule reserving membership for liberal democracies keeps authoritarian China out, even as its trade surplus, rare minerals, military buildup and huge carbon footprint dominate the summit’s agenda.—
John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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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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Lula, on track for reelection in October polls, vowed to stem deforestation after logging soared under his rightist predecessor, who sought to curry favor with Brazil’s powerful farming firms.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
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Stellar Texas lefty Dylan Volantis Georgia takes on Texas Saturday night in a College World Series game in Omaha, with the winner advancing to face either Oklahoma or Alabama on Monday.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
13 June 2026
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Ocasio-Cortez didn’t immediately respond to the vote of confidence from her fellow lefty New Yorkers.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Garrett says the new protocols acknowledge that academic institutions have the responsibility to take steps for the safety of their researchers and protect them from potentially dangerous interactions with conspiracy theorists and other reactionary zealots.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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All kinds of other reactionary social ideas spread.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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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
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Born in 1969, Satrapi spent her childhood in Tehran in a communist-leaning household.—
Hugo Lhomedet,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Geevarghese, the Our Revolution executive director, said local elections are often where political movements are first built, and that Mamdani has provided a blueprint for progressive candidates.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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And the man who held the keys to that arsenal just happened to be one of the most progressive presidents black America has ever known.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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Lewis George is leading in the polls, and her grassroots campaign has been compared to last year's elections of other democratic socialists, such as New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, by supporters and critics alike.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The top contenders are Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, and former Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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“Leftist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftist. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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