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Recent Examples of leftist
Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Meanwhile, leftist senator Iván Cepeda’s team – including his ally, President Gustavo Petro, who is constitutionally barred from seeking a second consecutive term – is already scrambling to expand its base in an effort to overturn De la Espriella’s lead.
—Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
In Los Angeles, the leftist insurgent isn’t inspiring, and the boorish challenger—the former reality-TV villain Spencer Pratt—is inexperienced.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
India’s capitalist economy is booming, and the ruling Hindu-nationalist government is crushing its above-ground leftist opponents at the ballot box.
—Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Indeed, the leftist Knock LA is backing Christides precisely because of Irene Lee’s experience as a crime victim and willingness to speak out about it.
—The Editorial Board, Daily News, 28 May 2026
It’s also tied in tightly with the leftist movement, attending DSA members said, fulfilling the ideological patterns of coming up with ways to save the world as a small group of individuals fighting powers bigger than themselves.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
This pro-industry tenor was hardly appealing to his largely leftist audience, especially during the American War in Vietnam.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
Réveille also interviewed Régis Debray, an author and leftist intellectual who supported Che.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Los Angeles Times, 1 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
Colombia’s first-round presidential election, won by tough-talking conservative Abelardo de la Espriella, signaled what analysts describe as a growing backlash across Latin America against leftist governments.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Meanwhile, leftist senator Iván Cepeda’s team – including his ally, President Gustavo Petro, who is constitutionally barred from seeking a second consecutive term – is already scrambling to expand its base in an effort to overturn De la Espriella’s lead.
—Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
In Los Angeles, the leftist insurgent isn’t inspiring, and the boorish challenger—the former reality-TV villain Spencer Pratt—is inexperienced.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
India’s capitalist economy is booming, and the ruling Hindu-nationalist government is crushing its above-ground leftist opponents at the ballot box.
—Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Indeed, the leftist Knock LA is backing Christides precisely because of Irene Lee’s experience as a crime victim and willingness to speak out about it.
—The Editorial Board, Daily News, 28 May 2026
It’s also tied in tightly with the leftist movement, attending DSA members said, fulfilling the ideological patterns of coming up with ways to save the world as a small group of individuals fighting powers bigger than themselves.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
This pro-industry tenor was hardly appealing to his largely leftist audience, especially during the American War in Vietnam.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
Réveille also interviewed Régis Debray, an author and leftist intellectual who supported Che.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Noun
Trailing far behind are two other candidates — community organizer Rae Huang, a leftist who has criticized Raman as too moderate; and tech entrepreneur Adam Miller, a centrist Democrat who promised to bring his managerial skills to City Hall.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 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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Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a dissent that was joined by her fellow liberal justices, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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His candidacy has drawn national attention as a barometer for dissatisfaction with liberal urban governance and because of viral videos that supporters created with artificial intelligence.—
MIchael R. Blood,
Fortune,
2 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 the brass swore was the bedrock of the future rotation.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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Foremost, the lefty has reprised his career standing as one of his generation’s best singles hitters against right-handers.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Here, as ever, Kokopeli suggests that clinging to youthful talismans offers no protection against uncertainty, and reasserts the odd mix of disaffection and morbid glee produced by such reactionary impulses.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Even when The Breadwinner starts to tiptoe toward potential reactionary ideas about who belongs in the workplace and who belongs at home, the movie backs off and makes sure that no leaves the theater riled up.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
Noun
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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
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Bryant’s book follows the lives of Robinson and Robeson, two high-profile African Americans whose lives were altered during the Cold War and its hunt for communist sympathizers.—
Bob Kustra,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Soon, this recognition stretched to include representational painting by younger Black artists, as museums, galleries, and collectors still more clearly signaled their progressive intent.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Still, Cepeda and Petro have maintained strong support among many Colombians because of progressive policies advanced under Petro, such as boosting the minimum wage.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The race to succeed retiring New York City Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez in the 7th District is leading to one of the top Democratic primaries in the five boroughs, pitting progressives against democratic socialists.—
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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In a big American city, a young Indian American democratic socialist is trying to unseat an unpopular Black incumbent on a platform of housing affordability.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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“Leftist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftist. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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