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Recent Examples of pinko
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.
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Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinko
Noun
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Raman is more likely than Bass to pick up the voters who chose community organizer Rae Huang, a leftist who, like Raman, is a DSA member.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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In New York, an inspiring young leftist competed against a boorish, but experienced, former governor to replace a corrupt mayor.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Ocasio-Cortez didn’t immediately respond to the vote of confidence from her fellow lefty New Yorkers.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Lane’s out there tonight against the lefty.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Her nails, however, appeared extremely detailed with each a different color, including pinks and purples with little designs.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
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Auroras typically appear in a range of colors, including greens, pinks and reds, often featuring several shades of these colors.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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What better way to distinguish God-fearing Americans from the godless communists of the Soviet Union than to put God on the money?—
David Williamson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Born in 1969, Satrapi spent her childhood in Tehran in a communist-leaning household.—
Hugo Lhomedet,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Noun
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That film also saw the president's plane hijacked by dirty rotten commies (Gary Oldman this time instead of Nancy Stephens) and, just like with Pleasence, the President of the United States is ushered into an escape pod.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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Weinstein, Epstein, Kissinger too, commie vibes or cash kings, that’s the clue!—
Ben Goggin,
NBC news,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The top contenders are Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, and former Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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Messaging on the right frames democratic socialists as dangerously radical.—
Will Lennon,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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“Pinko.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinko. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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