as in liberalism
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
a rising politician who is being hailed as the new voice of the left
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as in abandoned
to cause to remain behind
you can leave your lunch in the refrigerator while we're outside starry-eyed lovers who promise never to leave one another
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as in bequeathed
to give by means of a will
I'm going to leave all of my possessions to my children
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as in quit
to give up (a job or office)
he left his job in the city and moved out into the country
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as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
why don't you leave your watch with me while you swim?
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as in dumped
to end a usually intimate relationship with
is there ever a good way to leave a lover?
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as in allowed
to give permission to
aw, leave him come
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Recent Examples of left
Matthew Shelter, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Dems slow to embrace data center resistance McMillan Cottom suggested that no public officials on the right or the left have perfected their messaging to align with anti-data center sentiments.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
Turning the crown on the left activates a face shield—in green, blue, or purple to match the three iterations—that partially covers the visible features.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
Heriberto Hernandez followed with an RBI single into left and Caissie added a two-run double off the wall in center to extend the Marlins’ advantage.
—Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
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Noun
Platner may be demonstrating it on the left.
—Matthew Shelter, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Dems slow to embrace data center resistance McMillan Cottom suggested that no public officials on the right or the left have perfected their messaging to align with anti-data center sentiments.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
Turning the crown on the left activates a face shield—in green, blue, or purple to match the three iterations—that partially covers the visible features.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
Heriberto Hernandez followed with an RBI single into left and Caissie added a two-run double off the wall in center to extend the Marlins’ advantage.
—Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for left
Noun
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California is a kind of crystal ball for American liberalism more than many people realize.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
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The dominant normative theory across most of the modern world is derived from liberalism, as expressed in such classic early works as John Stuart Mill’s essay On Liberty, published in 1859.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Many of their neighbors have similarly abandoned their pumps for all but household and livestock purposes.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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Police found a 15-foot U-Haul truck abandoned on private property with two dogs in the cab.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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The pooches were bequeathed to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson when Britain's longest-reigning monarch died in 2022.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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To mark the occasion, Heritage Auctions is auctioning 101 lots online containing personal items that belonged to Norman and Hedda Rosten, two close friends of Monroe for the last seven years of her life, bequeathed to them over the course of their friendship.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
1 June 2026
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How else to explain such relentlessness, such a refusal to stop even when most everyone would quit?—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Now, fast forward to 2026, the 24-year old Montgomery is a consequential, game-changing player on a team that never quits in a game.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Babies are handed six-shooters before the butt slap.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Police said that Tree was on the list of passengers handed to aviation authorities, but have not been able to identify the bodies of those killed in the crash.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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But especially especially Bea, who got dumped from the island.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 June 2026
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In order to standardize their modeling, over the last couple of decades climate scientists developed a suite of projections for how much CO2 would get dumped into the atmosphere via fossil fuel use.—
Adam Frank,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Then, around 15,000 years ago, during a period of global cooling, the emergence of the Bering Land Bridge allowed elk to cross from eastern Siberia into westernmost Alaska, and eventually, into the rest of its historic North American range.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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However, public fossil collecting at the park is not allowed.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Alex Freeland was stranded at second in the third inning and Muncy went nowhere after his second hit of the game, a fourth-inning double.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Then Lee got stranded at third base as that rally died — like so many others in this 6-3 defeat.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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“Left.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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