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Recent Examples of pinko
My general experience with campaigns is that winning candidates are almost always those who attack their opponents remorselessly and relentlessly — those who convince the voters that the other guy is a racist, a pinko, a warmonger, a coward, a crook, a greedy capitalist, whatever.
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Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinko
Noun
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Catcher Tyler Heineman took a leadoff double off Peterson before the lefty retired the Nos. 9 and 1 hitters.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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On top of that, sunny orange-yellow flowers complement the brilliant pinks and purples of zinnia blooms beautifully, and these two plants are often used together in bouquets or cottage garden designs.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2025
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While spring typically calls for bright corals, pinks, and poppy shades, Burton is seeing a move toward more muted tones like neutrals, browns, and plums — even as the weather warms up.—
Jazzria Harris,
Refinery29,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the 1950s, the FBI under Director J. Edgar Hoover created the counter-intelligence programs COINTELPRO, allegedly for investigating communists and radical political groups, and the Ghetto Informant Program.—
Brittany Friedman,
The Conversation,
21 Feb. 2025
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Miller wrote the play as an allegory for McCarthyism, when the United States government persecuted people accused of being communists.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At other times, he’s called to action as a respected adventurer to investigate missing persons and MacGuffins, which generally leads to a series of globe-spanning scraps with members Axis Powers (sometimes cultists and commies too).—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
10 Dec. 2024
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The typical commie solution: Tax the rich, tax the corporations, make everything for the people free.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2024
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Consider their ratings of Bernie Sanders, who caucuses with the Democratic Party but describes himself as a democratic socialist.—
David Campbell,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2025
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Apparently, feedback from the meeting with the socialists was positive.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Pinko.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinko. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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