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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
Last month, Gonzales appeared on the livestream of Hasan Piker, a leftist personality who has backed progressive Democratic candidates in other states.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Her parents were politically active and supported leftist activism against the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and then the restrictions of the Islamic Republic.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Satrapi was born into a politically active leftist family on November 22, 1969 in Rasht in northern Iran.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Satrapi was born in Rasht, Iran, in November 1969, to leftist parents.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 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
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
Last month, Gonzales appeared on the livestream of Hasan Piker, a leftist personality who has backed progressive Democratic candidates in other states.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Her parents were politically active and supported leftist activism against the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and then the restrictions of the Islamic Republic.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Satrapi was born into a politically active leftist family on November 22, 1969 in Rasht in northern Iran.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Satrapi was born in Rasht, Iran, in November 1969, to leftist parents.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 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
Adjective
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Both accused each other of being secretly liberal or not MAGA enough.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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The Supreme Court allowed the firing to go through on a temporary basis, over staunch dissents from the court's three liberal justices.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
9 June 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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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
Noun
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The lefty was fading in his fourth inning.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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But, as Oilers pitching coach Adam Springston explained later, it was decided that junior lefty Duncan McLeod would start against Cathedral Catholic.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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Among the most delightful episodes of English-language biography is Boswell’s account of an improbable dinner party in the fateful year of 1776 that was attended by the hyper-radical Wilkes and the reactionary Samuel Johnson, who became and stayed friends.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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While secession sputtered, the Valley’s reactionary energy led to structural reforms at City Hall.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
Noun
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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
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In the years following, Beijing funded or armed fellow communists in Vietnam, North Korea, Burma, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, causing panic in Washington and other Western capitals as the ideological struggles of the Cold War rippled across Asia.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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This inequality demonstrates a particular kind of economic and political harm that targets racially diverse and politically progressive young people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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In her campaign to be LA’s next mayor, Raman launched a progressive, left-wing bid to oust Bass from within the Democratic Party.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2026
Noun
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One only has to think about the British fight against Nazism to be reminded that it was made of imperialists, constitutionalists, stick-in-the-mud aristocrats, and the socialists who first helped put Winston Churchill into power and then five years later helped push him out again.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Raman, by comparison, is a progressive democratic socialist.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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“Leftist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftist. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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