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
Brown missed an above-the-break triple after Tatum whiffed on a wide-open look in the right corner and Derrick White couldn’t connect on a catch-and-shoot 3 from the left wing, all right in a row.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
When center Rasmus Asplund restored Charlotte’s lead on a power-play conversion from left wing John Leonard, the roar returned — a collective release that seemed to say this night would indeed end with a series victory and a trip to the Division Finals.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
Midway through the first half, Beth Mead headed a left wing center back across goal and Frida Maanum should have done better than glance the ball wide.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The Terps opened the scoring when senior attackman Eric Spanos centered the ball from the left wing to fifth-year senior attackman Daniel Kelly in the slot with 11:59 left in the first quarter.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
When center Rasmus Asplund restored Charlotte’s lead on a power-play conversion from left wing John Leonard, the roar returned — a collective release that seemed to say this night would indeed end with a series victory and a trip to the Division Finals.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
Midway through the first half, Beth Mead headed a left wing center back across goal and Frida Maanum should have done better than glance the ball wide.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The Terps opened the scoring when senior attackman Eric Spanos centered the ball from the left wing to fifth-year senior attackman Daniel Kelly in the slot with 11:59 left in the first quarter.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left wing
Noun
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He’s routinely refocused Labour away from metropolitan lifestyle liberalism, to bread-and-butter issues of government delivering good service.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 May 2025
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For the Trump administration, Harvard presents the first major hurdle in its attempt to force change at universities that Republicans say have become hotbeds of liberalism and antisemitism.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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On the left, the deduction widely is seen as benefiting only wealthy taxpayers, even though many of the Cook County homeowners whose property tax bills alone are in excess of the current $10,000 deductibility cap hardly are rich folks.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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But people on the left might favor technologies that would mitigate climate change over weapons and rockets.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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