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Recent Examples of lefty
NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
The Phillies leaned especially hard into that approach, starting a series of lefty pitchers who were zeroed in on limiting the damage Ohtani caused.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
The Phillies leaned especially hard into that approach, starting a series of lefty pitchers who were zeroed in on limiting the damage Ohtani caused.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
And, yeah, lefty consumer advocates like Doctorow seem to be mostly losing in today's America.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
The Phillies leaned especially hard into that approach, starting a series of lefty pitchers who were zeroed in on limiting the damage Ohtani caused.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
As a 6-foot lefty, Young has been labeled by some as the G League’s Jalen Brunson because of some similarities in their games.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
The Phillies leaned especially hard into that approach, starting a series of lefty pitchers who were zeroed in on limiting the damage Ohtani caused.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lefty
Adjective
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The cropped, slim fit gives it a modern shape that layers cleanly under blazers or coats.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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The franchise fired its modern star Melissa Barrera over posts in support of Palestine.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Another leftist would not lead Brazil until the 2003 election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is once again the nation's head after winning the 2023 election.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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That includes Valentín, a leftist whose own dreams of revolution have been cut short by the dictatorship’s crackdowns.—
Blythe Marks,
Them.,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Blame the rules laid down by ultraleft politicians.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
6 Dec. 2021
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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Suddenly, sincerity felt like a fresher approach to a contemporary political story—more interesting, more unexpected, and more aligned with my artistic ethos.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Add to that list Inhotim, a sprawling and relatively obscure contemporary art collection in the jungle of the state of Minas Gerais that surpasses any notion of what a museum can be.—
William O'Connor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Auroras typically appear in a range of colors, including greens, pinks and reds, often featuring several shades of these colors.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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To achieve professional-looking velvet nails, keep in mind that the most intense tones (such as reds, greens, or blues amplify the depth), while in soft colors like gray, beige or powdered pink, the texture becomes more discreet but just as elegant.—
Laura Solla,
Glamour,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At the crux of those tensions are a gaping trade imbalance and efforts from the US to ensure its national security against an increasingly assertive China, including by expanding restrictions on China’s access to American high tech, like the advanced semiconductors needed to power AI.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The mill applies advanced finishing, weaving and stabilization techniques that turn denim into a fine-arts-compatible textile.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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The socialist’s campaign had taken nearly $13,000 from overseas donations, the New York Post reported earlier this month.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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This year, all eyes are on just three contests nationwide—and most of the chatter has centered on Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric mayoral run across the Hudson as a democratic socialist.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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