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Recent Examples of lefty
Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
Gurriel has been the DH against all four opposing lefty starters this season.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Last season, the Mets permitted Winker just four plate appearances against lefties.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Righties were 5-for-15 in the game off Hart and lefties were 0-for-3.
Shortstop Dansby Swanson (1-for-1, RBI) is the only Cub with big-league history with Hart.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Coulombe, the only lefty in the Twins’ bullpen, had thrown in three of the Twins’ last five games heading into Friday, including Thursday’s game in Kansas City.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
Gurriel has been the DH against all four opposing lefty starters this season.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Last season, the Mets permitted Winker just four plate appearances against lefties.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Righties were 5-for-15 in the game off Hart and lefties were 0-for-3.
Shortstop Dansby Swanson (1-for-1, RBI) is the only Cub with big-league history with Hart.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lefty
Adjective
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Apostolic churches believe in modern day apostles and prophets, or those who claim to communicate directly with God and receive gifts of the Holy Spirit.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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For us as Jews, Easter has far more sinister overtones — of the passages from the Gospels that gave birth to modern antisemitism, of passion plays, pogroms, and emotional fuel for the literal fires that consumed our people.—
Joshua Stanton,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Photo: Dominique Ricci While Quinta da Comporta offers a serene and nature-centric retreat, Sublime Comporta brings a more upscale, contemporary experience to the region.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
18 Apr. 2025
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But contemporary critics such as Arthur Kropp, the president in 1991 of the progressive advocacy group People for the American Way, did see the dustup as a portent way back then.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
18 Apr. 2025
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The white facade of St. Peter’s glowed pink as the sun rose Saturday and hordes of mourners rushed into the square.—
Nicole Winfield and Colleen Barry,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Photo : Getty Images Malaki Starks: Customized Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Another draft pick, another endorsement of pink.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The first-generation satellite system will include more than 3,200 advanced low-Earth orbit satellites, which will be delivered across more than 80 launches in the coming years.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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However, QuickBooks Desktop is better-suited for businesses requiring strong job costing, advanced reporting, and industry-specific versions.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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That was demonstrated on the night before Newsom’s announcement when Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — two East Coast democratic socialists — attracted nearly 30,000 people at an anti-Trump rally in a Republican congressional district near Sacramento.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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But America’s regulated economy and social safety net didn’t just materialize after an invasion of socialists from Mars.—
Mark Green,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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