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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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In adding Crochet to their pitching staff, the North Siders would pair him with two other lefties (Imanaga and Steele) at the top of the rotation.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, Las Vegas’ team strengths are just the opposite; their women (Wang and Castillo) have driven the train this year while their lefty/righty male combo of Hovenier and Hewett have struggled.Todd Boss, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Khurana accessorized with emerald jewelry by KK Jewels, while the bridal party incorporated elements of pink into their looks and the groom’s side had accents of green, to make both elements of Khurana’s outfit shine.Alice Newbold, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nineteen different colors are available, including some fun statement tones like hot pink and butter yellow.Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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In late 1926 and early 1927, communists launched anti-colonial uprisings across Java and Sumatra in the Dutch East Indies.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 1 Nov. 2024
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Doyle McManus: Trump calls Harris a Marxist, a communist, even a fascist.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 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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There is the monolithic enemy — commies from North Vietnam, sneak attackers from Imperial Japan, tech spies from China.Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
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These modern socialists go after their prey by extensive regulation.Steve Forbes, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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The students in Coogan’s class bully the one kid whose parents are rumored to be socialists, so Coogan teaches them a lesson on tolerance via English verb tenses.Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Pinko.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinko. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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