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Recent Examples of layperson
The layperson tends to assume that a precise and fully calculable means exists to produce a mental health diagnosis to an ironclad nth degree.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
To the layperson, this wall would appear essentially blank and completely devoid of hand or footholds.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 11 Apr. 2025
With minimal time and a layperson’s knowledge of accounting and investing, many people would welcome new, more sophisticated technology tools to help smooth essential transactions and facilitate smarter financial decisions.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The forms are deceptively simple — a designer will spot the genius in them, but a layperson may not understand why pedestrian objects like a toaster, egg cup or sink may merit inclusion in a museum show.
—Rima Suqi, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
To the layperson, this wall would appear essentially blank and completely devoid of hand or footholds.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 11 Apr. 2025
With minimal time and a layperson’s knowledge of accounting and investing, many people would welcome new, more sophisticated technology tools to help smooth essential transactions and facilitate smarter financial decisions.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The forms are deceptively simple — a designer will spot the genius in them, but a layperson may not understand why pedestrian objects like a toaster, egg cup or sink may merit inclusion in a museum show.
—Rima Suqi, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layperson
layman
Noun
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Ludacris praises Miller for his affable personality and his ability to explain things in layman’s terms.—
Todd Longwell,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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In layman’s terms, this means that DEB uses plant sugars and natural enzymes to create biobased materials (such as biopolymers) in eco-friendly conditions.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Layperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layperson. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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