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Recent Examples of lefty
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Both teams’ lefty starters worked into trouble but had otherwise solid outings.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Cuevas remembers the wins, the journey and the spiral — Penix, as a lefty, threw a distinct ball that tails away from pass-catchers.
—Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Last year, the Yankees simultaneously rostered Escarra, Rice and starting catcher Austin Wells at various points, carrying three lefty catchers at once.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Both teams’ lefty starters worked into trouble but had otherwise solid outings.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
But the lefty drew a flyout on two pitches and Bradfield was subsequently caught stealing on a great throw and tag by Carlos Narvaez and Caleb Durbin.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Cuevas remembers the wins, the journey and the spiral — Penix, as a lefty, threw a distinct ball that tails away from pass-catchers.
—Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lefty
Adjective
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Opened in 2025, the modern Persian cafe serves barbari bread and lavash wrap sandwiches, tahini-date shakes and chai lattes, plus a full slate of events aimed at uplifting the local Persian community.—
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Renovations will include replacing the substation’s infrastructure with more modern equipment, which Miller said would be quieter.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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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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Featuring both contemporary and historical artists from Japan and abroad, TOP offers a broad-spectrum view on the medium of photography.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
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Jones, whose novel Kin has just been released, is often described as a timely writer, but to concentrate only on the contemporary urgency of her books is to ignore her clear interest in the past and its conventions.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Think vibrant blues, retro greens, bubblegum pinks, and sunset oranges.—
Jenna Curcio,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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Brisighella is a charmed village on a Romagnol hillside whose medieval buildings are painted in muted shades of yellows and pinks.—
Erin Florio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The spa Aman’s approach to wellness is holistic and advanced, drawing on nearly 40 years of well-being practices across its entire portfolio.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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The robot relies on advanced control algorithms and artificial intelligence techniques.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Democrats are both fighting to take back control of the House while progressives and socialists are also pushing for more control in Congress.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The socialist seems to be walking back a campaign promise to expand the city’s billion-dollar rental voucher program.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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