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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
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In short, the great task before us is to revisit and reimagine America’s founding fight as a creation story in the making of our modern world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Anyone vaguely near the aesthetic gets christened it by fans, including Bassvictim, who were always funnier and more creative than the other modern electroclash revivalists.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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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
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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
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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,
7 Nov. 2025
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Terracotta flooring, vintage furniture reupholstered in a velvety soft pink, Murano glass fixtures and the brand’s signature line-doodle-animal rugs by Les Éditions de Tapis reflect a mix of sophistication and humor.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But Washington has been watching closely as both countries continue to develop and test advanced weapons capable of delivering nuclear warheads.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Even his portrayal of a man with advanced dementia, in The Father (2020), which won the Academy Award for Best Actor, emitted a disconcerting power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani, a democratic socialist, and Duwaji both represent a shift in American politics.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Will the Democratic establishment accept that its future could look something like this proud 34-year-old democratic socialist?—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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