as in liberalism
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
the left wing has lost considerable influence in the party, which is now aggressively courting political moderates
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Recent Examples of left wing
The Kansas City, Kansas, product scored a step-back 3-pointer from the left wing for his other made deep shot, which gave the East a 67-59 advantage with 12:52 remaining in the final frame.
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Andy Theobald, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
Davis’ 3-point make from the left wing with 11.6 seconds in the third punctuated the turnaround.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
While not at the same level, Liverpool have also had plenty of production from left wing in Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Martinez’s pass to Raphinha on the left wing was intercepted by Federico Valverde, with Modric pouncing on the loose ball.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Andy Theobald, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
Davis’ 3-point make from the left wing with 11.6 seconds in the third punctuated the turnaround.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
While not at the same level, Liverpool have also had plenty of production from left wing in Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Martinez’s pass to Raphinha on the left wing was intercepted by Federico Valverde, with Modric pouncing on the loose ball.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left wing
Noun
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Monthly: In defense of everything-bagel liberalism.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Golden State’s path to parity has not been serendipity or an inevitable result of California liberalism.—
Barbara Boxer,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Despite finding themselves down by seven with 2:35 left, New York ended the game on a 11-1 run to secure the victory and clinch the series 4-2 to move onto the Eastern Conference semifinals.—
Julia Andersen,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Timberlake and Santino join in behind, stepping from left to right, following the tune's beat and Kelce up front.—
Viola Flowers,
NBC news,
1 May 2025
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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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