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Recent Examples of lefty
Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The signing also came shortly after Alex Cora hinted the club was looking to add another lefty, telling reporters that the club was working hard behind the scenes and that a move could be imminent.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Castro could see outfield at-bats against lefties, but he’s always been better batting left-handed.
—Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Story would’ve batted somewhere at the top of the lineup, but after him the Red Sox probably would have had to bat Wong fifth or sixth just to break up all the lefties.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
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Zach Penrod entered spring training hoping to emerge as one of the top lefties in the Boston Red Sox bullpen.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The signing also came shortly after Alex Cora hinted the club was looking to add another lefty, telling reporters that the club was working hard behind the scenes and that a move could be imminent.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Castro could see outfield at-bats against lefties, but he’s always been better batting left-handed.
—Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Story would’ve batted somewhere at the top of the lineup, but after him the Red Sox probably would have had to bat Wong fifth or sixth just to break up all the lefties.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lefty
Adjective
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Beyond Costs: Time and Responsiveness The modern consumer, influenced by the likes of Amazon, values not just price, but convenience and time.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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The top pick is the Badgley Mischka Gigi Pointed-Toe Flat for their ability to combine both a modern and vintage look.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The turn to refusal as a tactic has gained purchase over the past decade in contemporary Indigenous artistic and intellectual circles owing to the writing of Indigenous-studies scholars such as Audra Simpson and Glen Coulthard.—
Christopher T. Green,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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Singalong 2025 with Phil Wickham Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, Wallingford The contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Phil Wickham is at The Oakdale with Cody Carnes and Kristian Stanfill.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Their flowers in pale pink or white are an afterthought to the plethora of scents – peppermint, lemon, chocolate, nutmeg, apple, ginger, apricot, attar of roses, and cinnamon, among others – that their leaves transmit upon being rubbed or crushed.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
6 Mar. 2025
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Several members from the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), including Rep. Nancy Pelosi, arrived at the Capitol decked out in monochromatic pink.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For the past several months, large tech companies invested heavily in data centers, spending billions to compete with each other in the race to develop the most advanced artificial intelligence products.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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The latest data from the NAEP tests, released in January, showed U.S. fourth and eighth graders in 2024 performing below pre-pandemic levels in reading and math. NAEP classifies students at one of three skill levels: advanced, proficient, or the lowest, basic.—
Elissa Nadworny,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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Ramdin is running to replace current Secretary General Luis Almagro, the former Uruguayan former minister whose leadership style and outspokenness on socialists governments in Venezuela and Nicaragua, have earned him both criticism and praise.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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Grant, who was born in Guyana, was a charismatic socialist with a national following.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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