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adjective

Definition of leftynext
as in modern

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noun

as in leftist

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Recent Examples of lefty
Adjective
Lately, Happ’s only at-bats versus left-handers have come in the middle-to-late innings when a lefty reliever is in the game. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Chisholm delivered the dagger in the seventh, clubbing a two-run home run against lefty Brendon Little to put the Yankees up by five runs. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
The lefty who dazzled fans with his celebratory strikeout jumps and impressed teammates with his 80-minute pregame workouts was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026 Sears, a lefty, transferred to UConn from Rhode Island College and came on strong late in his one season with MacDonald, 2023, striking out 74 in 62 innings. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 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
  • The idea that stricter work-search requirements will lead to faster re-employment simply doesn't match the reality of modern hiring.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Even by Newcastle United’s modern standards, a lot happened over the summer.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of modern
Noun
  • Anne Hathaway is a leftist, woke, horrible choice for DAYS OF THUNDER NASCAR audience who are MAGA.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, he’s decided to go all the way from an angry leftist to a very angry rightist.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of leftist
Adjective
  • While the wider world has in recent decades fallen for the archipelago’s humble street food, there’s a rising number of contemporary chefs who are elevating the national cuisine on the global stage.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There’s no question Andrew Scott, the 49-year-old Irish actor, has earned his position as one of the finest contemporary actors going.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of contemporary
Noun
  • Her humdrum life gives way to beach bonfires at sunset (lensed by Tudor Vladimir Panduru and Fabian Gamper in stunning dusky blues and pinks) and skinny-dipping in the river.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The lamp is available in 26 different color options for the base and top and spans from vivid neon yellow to mellow pink.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of pink
Adjective
  • Talent flight across many ASEAN economies prevents them from developing the technocratic capacity needed for advanced technology and energy sectors.
    — Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The July hack by rogue OpenAI autonomous agents on open-source developer platform Hugging Face accelerated the shift and proved that the era of advanced AI hacks had arrived.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of advanced
Noun
  • Michigan's mid-term election ballot is littered with socialists.
    — Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Other democratic socialists have won upsets in congressional races in New York and Colorado.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of socialist
Adjective
  • Yet, today, the State Department lists five times as many groups with extremist ideologies, as were designated in 2001, Hoffman noted.
    — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Almost 3,000 victims would die in the orchestrated airborne homeland attacks by extremist group al-Qaeda led by Osama bin Laden.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of extremist

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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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