pinko

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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. Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinko
Noun
  • Advertisement In Chile, another leftist, President Gabriel Boric, has endured broad criticism over his government’s inability to address the country’s rising murder rate.
    Christopher Sabatini, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Boston Red Sox lefty Babe Ruth outpitched Jim Vaughn of the Chicago Cubs to win Game 1 of the 1918 World Series at Comiskey Park.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Now, many are wondering what the market will look like for a 31-year-old lefty.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After a long, hot summer of pale pinks and butter yellows, nail trends will likely be the first aesthetic to cool down and transition to darker, moodier bases comprised of midnight blue and red wine hues.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Auroras typically appear in a range of colors, including greens, pinks and reds, often featuring several shades of these colors.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The dead communist doesn’t live to regret underestimating Manville’s character, but others will — albeit less for her capability than for her willingness to fight back.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The nationalists and communists fell into an uneasy truce with the creation of the second united front in 1937.
    Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • At other times, he’s called to action as a respected adventurer to investigate missing persons and MacGuffins, which generally leads to a series of globe-spanning scraps with members Axis Powers (sometimes cultists and commies too).
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Mamdani, a democratic socialist and the Democratic nominee for mayor, leads in polls 60 days before the November general election.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Remember this yet again next time conservatives marinating in their victimhood claim Hollywood is full of socialists.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Pinko.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinko. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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