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Recent Examples of lefty
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
The two lefties traded zeroes for seven innings before Vinnie Pasquantino took Tyler Rogers deep in the eighth for what proved to be a decisive shot over the right field wall.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
Nena Farrell Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet
All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 19 May 2025
The two lefties used their impressive arsenals to full effect.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 May 2025
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Noun
Colorado had opportunities to break through vs. the lefty but couldn’t do so, going 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
The two lefties traded zeroes for seven innings before Vinnie Pasquantino took Tyler Rogers deep in the eighth for what proved to be a decisive shot over the right field wall.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
Nena Farrell Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet
All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 19 May 2025
The two lefties used their impressive arsenals to full effect.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lefty
Adjective
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In India, wine culture takes off — with a vineyard scene that’s worth a trip A postcard from the sunrise side of Islamorada in the Florida Keys Florida News Meet Orlando’s dinkiest diva: Pearl, the world’s shortest dog Her origin story is a modern tale of love, attitude and cloning.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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Philosophers from John Rawls to Jürgen Habermas have argued for its essential place in modern democracy.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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The latter four entries are all helmed by Cruise's strongest contemporary creative partner, Christopher McQuarrie.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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But the version of the fountain of youth myth that has the strongest hold on contemporary culture comes not from ancient times, from Egypt, Greece or Rome.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Its flowers come in a variety of bright shades including hot pink, rose red, white, yellow, and salmon.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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Kate owns the dress in pale pink, Beatrice's is blue and Sophie - the daughter-in-law of Queen Elizabeth’s cousin Prince Michael of Kent — wore it in magenta.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been investigating collisions involving Tesla's full self-driving (FSD) advanced driver assistance software in reduced roadway visibility conditions since October.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Selling and facilitating advanced AI and cloud services to a government engaged in systemic ethnic cleansing is not ‘business is usual’.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
21 May 2025
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That was demonstrated on the night before Newsom’s announcement when Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — two East Coast democratic socialists — attracted nearly 30,000 people at an anti-Trump rally in a Republican congressional district near Sacramento.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Many in the audience also came to hear Ocasio-Cortez, 35, a sharp, politically savvy Democratic socialist once at the fringes of the Democratic Party who is now broadening her national appeal.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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