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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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Another leftist would not lead Brazil until the 2003 election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is once again the nation's head after winning the 2023 election.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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That includes Valentín, a leftist whose own dreams of revolution have been cut short by the dictatorship’s crackdowns.—
Blythe Marks,
Them.,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But assuming Alvarado does return, the lefty can earn back some trust slowly with each scoreless outing.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Former Dodgers lefty Justin Bruihl spent most of the season in Triple-A but could be added as another matchup option.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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,
7 Nov. 2025
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Terracotta flooring, vintage furniture reupholstered in a velvety soft pink, Murano glass fixtures and the brand’s signature line-doodle-animal rugs by Les Éditions de Tapis reflect a mix of sophistication and humor.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And now let’s see how a communist does in New York.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Trump has repeatedly referred to the democratic socialist as a communist.—
Cameron Schoppa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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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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
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Mamdani, a democratic socialist, and Duwaji both represent a shift in American politics.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Will the Democratic establishment accept that its future could look something like this proud 34-year-old democratic socialist?—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Pinko.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinko. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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