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Recent Examples of lefty
Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
Gurriel has been the DH against all four opposing lefty starters this season.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Last season, the Mets permitted Winker just four plate appearances against lefties.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Righties were 5-for-15 in the game off Hart and lefties were 0-for-3.
Shortstop Dansby Swanson (1-for-1, RBI) is the only Cub with big-league history with Hart.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Coulombe, the only lefty in the Twins’ bullpen, had thrown in three of the Twins’ last five games heading into Friday, including Thursday’s game in Kansas City.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
Gurriel has been the DH against all four opposing lefty starters this season.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Last season, the Mets permitted Winker just four plate appearances against lefties.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Righties were 5-for-15 in the game off Hart and lefties were 0-for-3.
Shortstop Dansby Swanson (1-for-1, RBI) is the only Cub with big-league history with Hart.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lefty
Adjective
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That Seguin came back is one of those modern medical marvels, but he can’t be expected to carry too much.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Despite the awkward journey to this match, Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton created a babyface vs. heel dynamic that is hard to come by given how jaded modern wrestling fans have become.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And even now, contemporary artists like Lady Gaga and Dua Lipa have embraced the disco beat.—
Alice George,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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But contemporary critics such as Arthur Kropp, the president in 1991 of the progressive advocacy group People for the American Way, did see the dustup as a portent way back then.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The white facade of St. Peter’s glowed pink as the sun rose Saturday and hordes of mourners rushed into the square.—
Nicole Winfield and Colleen Barry,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Photo : Getty Images Malaki Starks: Customized Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Another draft pick, another endorsement of pink.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The next era focuses on cracking the code for personalization, advanced marketing assets, and empathetic conversational AI. Computational Medicine.—
Maribel Lopez,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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With fancy lights and advanced algorithms, the Derma-Reader analyzes skin across several categories, including wrinkles, dark circles and texture.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 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,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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But America’s regulated economy and social safety net didn’t just materialize after an invasion of socialists from Mars.—
Mark Green,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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