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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as in abandoned
to cause to remain behind
you can leave your lunch in the refrigerator while we're outside starry-eyed lovers who promise never to leave one another
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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 quit
to give up (a job or office)
he left his job in the city and moved out into the country
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as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
why don't you leave your watch with me while you swim?
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as in dumped
to end a usually intimate relationship with
is there ever a good way to leave a lover?
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as in allowed
to give permission to
aw, leave him come
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Recent Examples of left
Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Orion is visible in the foreground on the left.
—Miles Doran, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Make the same left, then the same right.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
Just type a couple of words, and a pencil icon for Meta AI will appear on the left.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
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Noun
When Holloway pulled the puck back to his forehand to finish into the empty net, he was robbed by Morrissey, who had slid desperately to his left like a street hockey goalie to make a shocking stick save.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Orion is visible in the foreground on the left.
—Miles Doran, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Make the same left, then the same right.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
Just type a couple of words, and a pencil icon for Meta AI will appear on the left.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left
Noun
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For his followers, blaspheming the Holocaust and celebrating Hitler became a way to signal contempt for the political religion of postwar liberalism.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Others view their work as part of a broader resurgence in liberalism in New York City that culminated with the election of Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, as mayor last year.—
TIM CRAIG THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
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Dozens of homes stood abandoned until they were razed and replaced with signs saying to keep out.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The town of Red Ash was abandoned in the 1950s, and today, the island lies quietly as a part of West Virginia’s history, with just a handful of headstones remaining.—
Jordan Charbonneau,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2026
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To the presentation of personal items, all culled from the trove of clothing and ephemera (photos, letters, books) that Talley bequeathed to SCAD in 2022, Gomes has added some of the gifts to the school’s permanent collection that the style arbiter coaxed out of his designer friends.—
Amy Fine Collins,
Air Mail,
28 Mar. 2026
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Indyke and Kahn serve as co-executors of Epstein's estate, were bequeathed by Epstein $50 and $25 million respectively, and managed Epstein's legal and financial affairs.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Nevertheless, Kayla refused to quit.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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The town has been operating without a local government since January, when its entire Board of Trustees quit following years of bitter infighting and a violent scuffle that sent one of the trustees to the hospital, The Denver Post reported last month.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Wagner was handed the reins for the rest of the season after Cologne fired Lukas Kwasniok as coach on March 22.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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She was handed preliminary charges, including failure to help a minor in danger, and released under judicial supervision.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Detectives believe Rodriguez took the man's body, drove nearly 100 miles away to Highland and dumped the man's body in the road.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Norwegian director balanced horror, humor and action with more panache in the films that put him on the map, Dead Snow and its sequel, which dumped Nazi zombies in mountain woodlands.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Epstein also claimed that the prince had asked that he be allowed to see details of legal structures, organization charts, goals and initiatives of the Saudi central bank, the royal purse and the country’s sovereign wealth fund, his emails to Al-Sabbagh’s aide show.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the 88th minute, Neuer fumbled a routine shot and allowed Joselu to equalise.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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After weeks of haggling with authorities, Rex Pereira secured three emergency visas to leave the oil tanker where he had been stranded for over a month.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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The murderer, on a road trip from Iowa, had been stranded in Wayne County after hitting an elk and totaling his truck.—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Left.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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