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Recent Examples of lefty
Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
But Gobert again stuck to his hip just well enough to make Jokic’s lefty layup attempt difficult.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Jovani Moran gave up Baltimore’s sixth home run on a solo shot by Coby Mayo in the fifth, but otherwise the Red Sox lefty got things under control and allowed one run on three hits over 2 2/3 innings.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Ryan Rolison had not pitched in 10 days when Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell turned to the lefty reliever.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
But Gobert again stuck to his hip just well enough to make Jokic’s lefty layup attempt difficult.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
In the first game of the afternoon, Quintana, the 37-year-old lefty, gave Colorado 5 1/3 superb innings.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Jovani Moran gave up Baltimore’s sixth home run on a solo shot by Coby Mayo in the fifth, but otherwise the Red Sox lefty got things under control and allowed one run on three hits over 2 2/3 innings.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lefty
Adjective
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Yet another secondary effect of the Iran war is the expansion of modern drone warfare to the Persian Gulf region.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Clinics use modern equipment and high-quality materials and keep prices affordable.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The last pope, Francis, could be filed away by American conservatives as an anti-American Latin American leftist, but Leo can’t.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Jeremy Corbyn, the septuagenarian British leftist, who had already arrived in Havana by plane, met with high-ranking Communist Party officials in the presidential palace.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
23 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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Low Sun is our take on the contemporary West Coast IPA.—
Blaine Callahan,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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For the designer, the Louvre functions as both visual resource and symbolic framework, where art history intersects with contemporary fashion.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
Noun
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She is captured on stage in flowing layers, wearing corals and dusty pinks, with pants that hugged at the hip and a headpiece.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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This oakleaf hydrangea's white flowers turn a rosy pink later in the season.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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The ReCAM project aims to change this by using advanced technology and AI to process this dirt locally, turning it directly back into high-grade battery components.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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But experts have urged caution around the release of the new files, warning that UAP videos are often misinterpreted and mischaracterized by those unfamiliar with advanced military technology.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, a devout socialist and one of the most vocal opponents of the Pentagon’s Operation Epic Fury in Iran, brushed off the threat of being removed from the alliance.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
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He was later pardoned and won election for president as a socialist in 1999.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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