as in liberalism
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom the candidate's opponents are working overtime to paint him as a champion of extreme leftism
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Recent Examples of leftism Corrales explained that Rubio is a perfect foil for the Maduro regime, being perhaps the most prominent critic of Latin American leftism in the US government. —
Max Saltman, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025 The centrists contend leftism will play far worse nationwide — and in purple districts and states — than in the liberal strongholds of Manhattan and Brooklyn. —Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025 Kirk was seen as a particularly effective antagonist to campus leftism and to the progressive project as a whole. —Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025 Paul's post even garnered praise from the left-wing content account Leftism. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for leftism
Max Saltman, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025 The centrists contend leftism will play far worse nationwide — and in purple districts and states — than in the liberal strongholds of Manhattan and Brooklyn. —Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025 Kirk was seen as a particularly effective antagonist to campus leftism and to the progressive project as a whole. —Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025 Paul's post even garnered praise from the left-wing content account Leftism. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for leftism
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liberalism
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Naqvi’s blend of ethical business and economic hyper-liberalism now seems like a throwback to a different era.— Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
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But unlike, say, Sheridan, who is interested in offering the down-home, traditional values of the Southwest as a positive alternative to coastal-élite liberalism, there’s no real upside to the debauched, unbridled world that Levinson presents.— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Leftism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/leftism. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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