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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
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Doing such a thing again, was a possibility, Baldelli acknowledged, especially with the lefties the Tigers have in their lineup, but after initially listing Friday’s starter as TBA, the Twins ended up opting for Festa.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
28 June 2025
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Pomeranz, a 36-year-old lefty who had not pitched in the majors since 2021, has struck out 20 and walked six in 21 ⅔ innings.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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Sunset blush: Inspired by the fiery hues of the sky just before twilight, this blush style combines the warmth of orange with the radiance of pink for a sweet glow.—
Jeanne Ballion,
Vogue,
18 June 2025
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For instance, there are strong pinks from the bloodleaf (Iresine rhizomatosa) and the ‘Electric Pink’ cabbage palm (Cordyline banksia), and deep purple from Joyful Jasper, a rhizomatous begonia (Begonia ‘Joyful Jasper’).—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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The Gestapo, or secret police, were often members of the Einsatzgruppen, essentially mobile killing squads who carried out the murders of Jews, Romani and communists in Eastern Europe.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2025
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Much of the story — about Murrow’s conflict with Senator Joseph McCarthy over his ongoing communist witch hunt — even played out on TV, via the anchor’s nightly newscasts.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 June 2025
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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
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The typical commie solution: Tax the rich, tax the corporations, make everything for the people free.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2024
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And, sure, the message of affordability does resonate, but Democrats have worked for years, since the 2020 campaign, to not be associated as socialists, to not be associated to some of these positions that Mamdani has talked about, like defunding ICE, defunding the police.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 June 2025
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Socialism has failed everywhere it’s been tried, but that didn’t stop Democratic primary voters in New York from picking a socialist as the party’s candidate for mayor.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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“Pinko.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinko. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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