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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
But the radical left really is -- causes a lot of problems for this country. Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025 Take a look at the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) platform being celebrated by the Democratic Party's extreme left. Josh Gottheimer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 Gakpo is deeper, and Wirtz pushes forward as the central member of Liverpool’s forward line, while Ekitike shuffles across as the left of the trio. Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 Kirk slumped to his left in his chair. Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for left
Recent Examples of Synonyms for left
Noun
  • Although the book is set in an unnamed year, Harold easily tracks as the type of male voter who has recently drifted toward the political right, animated by suspicions that modern liberalism has forgotten about people like him.
    Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • And in modern American culture, liberalism is being squeezed from both sides of the political aisle.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tropicana abandoned the glass of orange juice just six weeks after rolling it out and brought back the old orange-with-a-straw.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The revision of Merriam’s unabridged masterpiece was abandoned.
    Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After Matsura’s death, a substantial collection of his photographs, bequeathed to his friend Judge William Compton Brown, was donated as part of Brown’s estate to the Washington State University archives.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Kenwood painting was part of the Iveagh collection bequeathed by Lord Iveagh in 1927.
    Gareth Harris, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli handed his resignation on Tuesday.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
  • You're handed a pamphlet and sent on your way.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On the next play, Staub sent the outside guys deep and dumped it again, this time to running back Micah Welch for 25.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Within a month, IXL laid off all of the dictionary’s full-time lexicographers and dumped most of its freelancers.
    Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rather than homogenizing these differences, the federation's genius lay in creating structures that allowed diversity to generate collective capability.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • However, according to Federal Aviation Administration regulations, you are not allowed to drink alcohol on board unless it’s served by a flight attendant.
    Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This has left about 58% of recent graduates stranded, still looking for their first job in the first year after getting their diploma, according to a report from Kickresume.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The Dodgers were 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine runners on base.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mary Ceron is another homeowner who attempted to quit but ended up at a final hearing against her will.
    Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
  • That prompted a frustrated Webex engineer, Eric Yuan, to quit and start Zoom, which is why WebEx looks like a crude prototype of what Zoom became.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Left.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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