lefty 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of leftynext
as in modern

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lefty

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noun

as in leftist

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Recent Examples of lefty
Adjective
Such a path would come at the expense of the lefty-swinging Jazz Chisholm Jr. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 Dave Zirin, everyone’s favorite lefty sports writer, is the perfect choice to present a life of everyone’s favorite lefty historian, the late, great Howard Zinn. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
The lefty made four all-star teams while pitching for the White Sox, Dodgers and Yankees. — Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2026 The lefty featured one of his more diverse mixes of the season, still leaning on his changeup (37) and four-seam fastball (29) but mixing in plenty of sliders (16) and sinkers (14). — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lefty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lefty
  1. modern
  2. leftist
  3. contemporary
  4. pink
  5. advanced
  6. socialist
  7. extremist
Adjective
  • Most people go to campgrounds to escape the plagues of modern technology, so try to keep the decibels to a minimum.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • During the Renaissance, Italians refined fencing into its modern form, and soon fencing schools began popping up all over Europe.
    — Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of modern
Noun
  • The deepening rift comes as da Silva, a leftist, runs for a fourth term.
    — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Tuesday night was a very good night to be a leftist in New York City.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 24 June 2026
Definition of leftist
Adjective
  • Though the building is clearly old (it was built in 1913), its shutters are a curiously contemporary shade of blue, sitting brightly next to the terra-cotta roof.
    — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The hard-edge suitcase is now a coffee table that sits in the living room between the wood-burning fireplace and a sofa that’s the only significant piece of contemporary furniture.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of contemporary
Noun
  • Curtis unfolded a map of the museum with eight galleries circled in hot pink.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
  • For me, the hardest part now is deciding whether to pick up these sneakers in a classic black or playful pink.
    — Natalie LaBarbera, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of pink
Adjective
  • Once operational in late 2027, the facility is expected to produce about 12,000 metric tons of advanced polymer electrolyte each year, enough material for as much as 25 GWh of lithium-ion battery production.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The vaccine, in combination with Keytruda , met key goals in patients with higher-risk or advanced melanoma whose detectable cancer had been completely removed through surgery.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of advanced
Noun
  • Menin, a centrist Democrat, has repeatedly challenged Mamdani, a democratic socialist, on progressive causes, including housing vouchers and now paraprofessional pay.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The Democratic socialists winning these races is one of the few things that is going in Republicans’ favor in this general election.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of socialist
Adjective
  • My research on white nationalism shows how contemporary extremist movements rely less on formal membership and more on decentralized digital spaces.
    — Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Jewish activists of all backgrounds have been injured, including a pair last spring beaten unconscious by extremist settlers.
    — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of extremist

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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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