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Recent Examples of lefty
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
The club could use another lefty option to compete with Moran and Samaniego for a job, and a number of non-roster invitees will likely get a shot to make the team as well.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 Feb. 2026
The lefty needed 61 pitches to get through five innings of work, throwing 44 of them for strikes.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
That’s because Ben Rice is positioned as the Yankees’ primary first baseman, and the club plans on letting the hard-hitting lefty swinger face more southpaws in 2026.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
The club could use another lefty option to compete with Moran and Samaniego for a job, and a number of non-roster invitees will likely get a shot to make the team as well.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
But Harris, a young lefty with a quirky deliver, caught his breath and induced a weak pop to second and then struck out the next two hitters to end the inning.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 Feb. 2026
The lefty needed 61 pitches to get through five innings of work, throwing 44 of them for strikes.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lefty
Adjective
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The firm relies heavily on additive manufacturing and modern production processes to reduce costs and accelerate output.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Feb. 2026
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Nothing was said or done in the roughly 35 minutes the candidates devoted to themselves that seemed likely to change the dynamic or trajectory of a race that remains stubbornly ill-defined and, to an unprecedented degree in modern times, wide open.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
25 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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The character of Julia is a reminder that no contemporary American filmmaker besides Whit Stillman can credibly write for WASPs.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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In Ray’s bare-bones house, spotless and white and lacking any of the familiar comforts that make Colin’s life with his parents so cozy, there is a guy who reads contemporary auto-fiction who needs little reading glasses to do so.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In 2026, sheer nail trends are stepping back into the spotlight–from milky finishes to delicate pinks that give your natural nail a polished glow.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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That translates to gentle mauves, dusty roses, and cool pinks.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Anthropic has been most focused on applying its technology to cybersecurity and has been one of the only advanced AI models available for use in classified operations.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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In the bottom half, Aiden Robbins singled and advanced to third on a wild pitch and a balk, but Carson Tinney struck out looking to end the frame.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2026.
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