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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftist
Adjective
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Rest assured, the play makes liberal use of the Netflix show’s signature electro-ethereal theme music.—
Sarah Bahr,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025 -
The Supreme Court declined to lift the lower court’s order, with Barrett and another conservative, Chief Justice John Roberts, joining the three liberal justices: Justice Elena Kagan, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sotomayor.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Castellanos took consecutive changeups from Marlins lefty Anthony Veneziano for balls.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The lefty slugger struggled in his first trip to the Majors last spring, getting sent down to the minors for more seasoning.—
Michael Lycklama,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This reactionary strategy keeps companies mired in the past, unable to leverage real-time analytics, artificial intelligence and automation.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Teams take pride in removing emotion from decisions and loathe making moves that can be interpreted as reactionary.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the 1950s, the FBI under Director J. Edgar Hoover created the counter-intelligence programs COINTELPRO, allegedly for investigating communists and radical political groups, and the Ghetto Informant Program.—
Brittany Friedman,
The Conversation,
21 Feb. 2025
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Miller wrote the play as an allegory for McCarthyism, when the United States government persecuted people accused of being communists.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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California voters further reversed progressive policies by passing Proposition 36, which enhances penalties for theft and drug offenses.—
Carson Becker,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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Alon-Lee Green, the founding co-director of Standing Together, a progressive grassroots movement, told CNN that young people aren’t at fault for the extremist attitudes that are dividing wider Israeli society.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Consider their ratings of Bernie Sanders, who caucuses with the Democratic Party but describes himself as a democratic socialist.—
David Campbell,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2025
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Apparently, feedback from the meeting with the socialists was positive.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The former president returned to his private home on Friday from the official residence, with crowds of conservative supporters turning out to greet his motorcade.—
Joyce Lee,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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His goal was to gain ground for conservative principles every day, with persuasion as his primary weapon, not shouting and histrionics.—
Doug Ducey,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Gap Organic Cotton Cropped Wide-leg Pants $60 at Gap These cropped wide-leg pants in vibrant pink are giving me all the spring vibes.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2025
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While Becker said designers went overboard with various shades of teal, yellow, red and purple, there were some standout colors including baby pink and baby blue.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Leftist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftist. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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