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Recent Examples of lefty
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
The 28-year-old lefty bat, who provides versatility, sound defense and speed, played all of 19 games last season due to a knee injury.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The only other lefty in the everyday lineup was first baseman Nolan Schanuel.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
This was a lefty group six years ago.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
The 28-year-old lefty bat, who provides versatility, sound defense and speed, played all of 19 games last season due to a knee injury.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Noun
And the team has reinforced its minor league system as well by bringing in lefty Brendan Cellucci and assigning him to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The only other lefty in the everyday lineup was first baseman Nolan Schanuel.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lefty
Adjective
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This technology offers a foundational step toward electromagnetic safety while preserving the aesthetic and functional integrity of modern architecture.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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An evolution of fall’s modern prep trend, the spring 2026 runways swapped country codes for literary references, grounding the collections with intellectual flair.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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However, the National Republican Senatorial Committee has already blasted Peltola as a radical leftist in a new 45-second ad.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Jan. 2026
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Rodríguez is a hard-line leftist with deeply anti-American views learned from her father, a Marxist guerrilla commander who died at the hands of Venezuelan security forces.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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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On the contemporary artist side, the duo Libby Rosen contributed seven luminous textile works made of marbled quilted fabric.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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The attic bedroom is actually relatively contemporary, with shiny hardwood floors and plumbing cleverly doubling as stair railing.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In June and July, Kühtai shows its romantic side when thousands of rhododendrons dress the mountains in fiery pink.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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The technical kit will come with the traditional dark blue, white and red tones and — in a key update from the last Games — pops of energetic pink.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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For example, if ST Engineering can make advanced vehicles in a country with more space for production plants than Singapore, the company would collaborate and teach them how to build them in a co-production effort.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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The controversy raises uncomfortable questions about Mette-Marit’s position within the clan, particularly given the advanced age of King Harald V, who at 88, is Europe’s oldest monarch.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, was elected mayor of New York City, a Democratic stronghold that saw the highest voter turnout in a mayor’s race in 50 years.—
John Hanna,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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The primary has made a growing schism between progressives and democratic socialists in New York City apparent.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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