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left

[left] / lɛft /
ADJECTIVE
on west side when facing north
Synonyms
STRONG
larboard port south
WEAK
hard to left near nigh side portside sinister sinistral
Antonyms
WEAK
right
ADJECTIVE
politically liberal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
leftist liberal
STRONG
latitudinarian progressive reformist
WEAK
advanced left-wing
Antonyms
STRONG
conservative
WEAK
right
ADJECTIVE
abandoned
Synonyms
STRONG
continuing departed extra forsaken leftover marooned over remaining residual split staying
WEAK
gone out

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When the couple bought the New York home, it had undergone an extensive renovation—including the addition of a new roof—which had left much of the property gutted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

I yanked the top off the body-wash dispenser at one hotel and left it off until I checked out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The Easter Tuesday raid on 15 April 1941, one of four German bombing raids in about a month that comprised the Belfast Blitz, left a shattered city in its wake.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Hayes missed the last four games because of left foot soreness, but he was back at practice Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

I left the concrete path and shimmied through an opening in the dense bushes that led to deeper green—tall elm, fir, and birch standing together.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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