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Recent Examples of lefty
Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
The telling blows were a one-out solo homer by star shortstop Francisco Lindor in the fifth off Rockies rookie lefty Carson Palmquist, and an insurance run blast by Juan Soto in the eighth off Zach Agnos.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 1 June 2025
Pivetta is 4-0 with a 1.44 ERA in five starts so far at Petco Park, while lefties have a .469 OPS so far this season compared to righties’ .683.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
All-Area first team Brandon Bass Jr., Windermere Prep, 6-4, Jr.
Buzz: Lethal lefty averaged 20.7 points, 2.0 assists, 1.2 steals and upped career points to 1,802.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
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The lefty was able to work his way out of trouble each time, first striking out Ozuna to end the third before getting a pair of punch-outs to end the fourth after initially putting two on with nobody out.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
The telling blows were a one-out solo homer by star shortstop Francisco Lindor in the fifth off Rockies rookie lefty Carson Palmquist, and an insurance run blast by Juan Soto in the eighth off Zach Agnos.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 1 June 2025
Pivetta is 4-0 with a 1.44 ERA in five starts so far at Petco Park, while lefties have a .469 OPS so far this season compared to righties’ .683.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
All-Area first team Brandon Bass Jr., Windermere Prep, 6-4, Jr.
Buzz: Lethal lefty averaged 20.7 points, 2.0 assists, 1.2 steals and upped career points to 1,802.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lefty
Adjective
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While North Korea's naval forces are widely seen as far inferior to those of its rivals, analysts say a destroyer equipped with modern missile and radar systems could still boost the North's offensive and defensive capabilities.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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His show recreates the joy of his journey, the sense of wonder, the three-decade progression in style and substance that made Wayne one of the greatest rappers of the modern era.—
Abe Beame,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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But how it’s developed now for contemporary artists is that a lot of them know us for this sort of production technique.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The film’s original soundtrack, including songs by contemporary Ukrainian musical artists such as Serhiy Zhadan, and an original score from composer Frederik van de Moortel, will be released on Spotify on Friday.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The shade Alive is a vibrant rosy pink that woke up my whole face.—
The Glamour editors,
Glamour,
12 June 2025
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Her nails were a soft, pale pink, and her makeup was minimal—maybe a hint of Rhode’s pocket blush in Piggy.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Not until comparatively recently has medicine begun to catalogue the health concerns associated with a father’s advanced age, and there are a number of them, including somewhat higher incidences of autism and of diagnoses of schizophrenia later in life.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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In some areas, this might work: Restricting the export of advanced U.S. semiconductor technology to China seems to have helped hold Beijing’s chip industry back.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
14 June 2025
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So much for the economists, socialists and politicians.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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Democrats have taken to using the f-word more and are looking for leadership, once again, in an 83-year-old socialist, Bernie Sanders, joined this time by a 35-year-old socialist sidekick, in the person of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.—
The Editors,
National Review,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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