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Recent Examples of left-winger
Rookie left-winger Aydar Suniev had an assist for his first NHL point.
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ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
The writing has been on the wall for a Panarin deal, with the Rangers struggling at 22-28-6 this season and the veteran left-winger having just one year left on his contract.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Instead, Howe went for raw pace, fielding Gordon as a false nine, with Barnes as a roaming left-winger who regularly cut inside, and Anthony Elanga down the right.
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James Pearce,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
The writing has been on the wall for a Panarin deal, with the Rangers struggling at 22-28-6 this season and the veteran left-winger having just one year left on his contract.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Instead, Howe went for raw pace, fielding Gordon as a false nine, with Barnes as a roaming left-winger who regularly cut inside, and Anthony Elanga down the right.
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James Pearce,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for left-winger
Noun
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Tuesday night was a very good night to be a leftist in New York City.
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Raman is more likely than Bass to pick up the voters who chose community organizer Rae Huang, a leftist who, like Raman, is a DSA member.
Noun
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Stern is an angry liberal, someone whose entire perspective on the country, on sports, on entertainment, is based on the ideology of the president.
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Labour have, since the 2024 election, lost a number of voters to parties on the liberal-left of the political spectrum, be that the Greens and Liberal Democrats, or Plaid Cymru in Wales and the SNP in Scotland.
Noun
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The lefty, who is in his first minor league season, is known for his arm slot — reminiscent of Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale, and an electric slider.
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As a 6-foot-6 lefty who can follow a game plan, Peterson has several of the attributes that the Cubs typically look for.
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“Left-winger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left-winger. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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