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Recent Examples of lefty
Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
Gurriel has been the DH against all four opposing lefty starters this season.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Last season, the Mets permitted Winker just four plate appearances against lefties.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Righties were 5-for-15 in the game off Hart and lefties were 0-for-3.
Shortstop Dansby Swanson (1-for-1, RBI) is the only Cub with big-league history with Hart.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Coulombe, the only lefty in the Twins’ bullpen, had thrown in three of the Twins’ last five games heading into Friday, including Thursday’s game in Kansas City.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
Gurriel has been the DH against all four opposing lefty starters this season.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Last season, the Mets permitted Winker just four plate appearances against lefties.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Righties were 5-for-15 in the game off Hart and lefties were 0-for-3.
Shortstop Dansby Swanson (1-for-1, RBI) is the only Cub with big-league history with Hart.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lefty
Adjective
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Apostolic churches believe in modern day apostles and prophets, or those who claim to communicate directly with God and receive gifts of the Holy Spirit.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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For us as Jews, Easter has far more sinister overtones — of the passages from the Gospels that gave birth to modern antisemitism, of passion plays, pogroms, and emotional fuel for the literal fires that consumed our people.—
Joshua Stanton,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But contemporary critics such as Arthur Kropp, the president in 1991 of the progressive advocacy group People for the American Way, did see the dustup as a portent way back then.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
18 Apr. 2025
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Photo: Dominique Ricci While Quinta da Comporta offers a serene and nature-centric retreat, Sublime Comporta brings a more upscale, contemporary experience to the region.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
18 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
Adjective
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The next era focuses on cracking the code for personalization, advanced marketing assets, and empathetic conversational AI. Computational Medicine.—
Maribel Lopez,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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With fancy lights and advanced algorithms, the Derma-Reader analyzes skin across several categories, including wrinkles, dark circles and texture.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 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
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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