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Recent Examples of lefty
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
The team recalled two lefty-hitting outfielders, Drew Gilbert and Will Brennan, from Triple-A Sacramento.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Sosa will play second base in Wednesday’s game because Chicago is starting a lefty.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The good news for the Rockies is that veteran lefty starter Jose Quintana was reinstated from the 15-day IL.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
The team recalled two lefty-hitting outfielders, Drew Gilbert and Will Brennan, from Triple-A Sacramento.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
Boone said if that goes well, the lefty will likely graduate to a rehab assignment.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Sosa will play second base in Wednesday’s game because Chicago is starting a lefty.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lefty
Adjective
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Velvet banquette couches and mid-century modern furniture punctuate roomy seating areas throughout the hotel, along with two main restaurant venues, an elegant cocktail bar, and a cozy coffee shop.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
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Thematic ambition, a sense of the something to be expressed beyond a central romance, rivalry, or farce, propels modern musical hits too, as in Hairspray, or Wicked, or (no duh) Hamilton.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Melton’s Austin starts as a baby leftist crying over a dead bee, then becomes torn between the authentic Korean cultural education Chairwoman Park claims to offer him and the increasingly ambitious Ashley, who wants to leverage Austin’s heritage for her own personal gain.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps Fogel, a fervent leftist, chafed at having to celebrate the family, that bourgeois institution.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 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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LaFave told me that some of the guys like to have herbal tea in the evenings and discuss issues such as the problems with contemporary masculinity.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Fiapoto is one of the Bay Area’s most prominent contemporary rapper, whose moniker is a reference to his gang, according to police.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The stage was awash in purples and pinks, psychedelic with the promise of exciting company.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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This is a delightful new take on yellow-gold from the watchmaking mega brand that feels more tender than its classic hue, with warm undertones of grey and soft pink.—
Charlie Boyd,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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With the game scoreless in the fourth, Elly De La Cruz doubled on a line drive to the warning track and advanced to third when Sal Stewart reached on a throwing error by third baseman Ryan Kreidler.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Rumblex Max is the most advanced vibration plate in Lifepro's Rumblex series, delivering powerful 4D training that activates your entire body.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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He was later pardoned and won election for president as a socialist in 1999.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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In the 1930s, some saw La Guardia as a socialist, others as a man far too close to fascist Italy.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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