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as in liberalism
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom a rising politician who is being hailed as the new voice of the left

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left

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verb

past tense of leave
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as in bequeathed
to give by means of a will I'm going to leave all of my possessions to my children

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as in quitted
to give up (a job or office) he left his job in the city and moved out into the country

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Recent Examples of left
Noun
Both instances took place to Fritz’s left, with supporters sitting in a stand unshaded against the sun. Leon Imber, New York Times, 11 July 2025 The premise is that America is caught in a bind between a political left that’s too afraid of growth and a political right that hates government investment and involvement. Scott Peters, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025 Two young pitchers should be enough to acquire what’s left of Ozuna’s $16 million contract. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025 It is reviled on the left for hurting poor people and reviled on the far-right for not going far enough to cut spending. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for left
Recent Examples of Synonyms for left
Noun
  • Christianity, the Marvel Universe, liberalism – these are memeplexes.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 July 2025
  • The way forward is not to abandon liberalism, but to save it—from its worst excesses, its blind spots, and its tone-deaf elites.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • They were abandoned in 1959 when outpaced by technology.
    Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • In April 2023, Blue Island leveled another complaint against the nonprofit asking a judge to declare the property in violation of the city’s building codes, dangerous, unsafe and abandoned, court records show.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Stars and Golden Knights crushed them in late March, and the Devils handed them another two losses.
    Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • As a result, Italy has reportedly handed Meta a bill for €900 million, with smaller claims lodged against the parent companies of X and LinkedIn.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • These chemicals also threaten the water when products containing them are dumped onto the ground or into lakes and rivers.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • That’s when a series of storms dumped a significant amount of rain in Northern California, lifting water levels across the region.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Part of the discussion in court Friday revolved around what will be allowed at the trial regarding a video that aired on CNN last year that showed Combs punching his former girlfriend, R&B singer Cassie, and throwing her on the floor in a hotel hallway.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • An Indiana police officer is accused of forcing his six-year-old daughter to stand outside in freezing temperatures holding a sign threatening her brother as punishment for pouting because she was not allowed to wear lip gloss.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • According to a post on the fire department's Instagram, the pet managed to swim to a nearby island, roughly 75 feet offshore, where the dog became stranded.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Helene destroyed homes and roads, stranded residents without phone service and water, and claimed the lives of nearly 250 people throughout the Southeast.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Money has also been spent on nongovernmental organization programs that hand out clean needles and crack pipes as part of progressive harm reduction policies instead of encouraging homeless drug users to quit.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2025
  • Although the overall unemployment rate is just 4.1%, few people are quitting jobs today, and employers are skittish about hiring.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • The three were transferred to another hospital.
    Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The player had transferred into the program, and his minutes were already waning.
    Sam Blum, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Left.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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