fluent
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Synonyms
articulate, eloquent, silver-tongued, well-spoken
Antonyms
inarticulate, ineloquent, unvocal
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O'Rourke , a fluent Spanish speaker who represented Texas’ 16th Congressional District, managed more than Booker’s few lines. — NBC News, "Democrats make it plain: Inclusion is necessary here," 27 June 2019 Booker, another fluent Spanish speaker, had his chance later on. — Jason Silverstein, CBS News, "Spanish-speakers stand out at Democratic debate as O'Rourke, Booker, Castro show bilingual skills," 27 June 2019 That's where Arie comes in—originally born in the Netherlands and a fluent speaker of Dutch, the former Bachelor (and new dad!) helps two accountants, a couple named Bill and Jenny, search for a new home in his native country. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "Arie From The Bachelor is Now Apparently a Real Estate Agent on House Hunters International," 29 May 2019 O’Rourke showed off his fluent Spanish in his opening statement. — Nicholas Riccardi, The Denver Post, "Takeaways from the first Democratic presidential debate," 27 June 2019 O’Rourke, who represented a border district and speaks fluent Spanish, kicked things off early in the debate, breaking out in Spanish in answer to the first question addressed to him about the top individual tax rates. — Mahita Gajanan, Time, "'Adios to Donald Trump.' Democratic Candidates Address Voters in Spanish in First Debate," 27 June 2019 O'Rourke showed off his fluent Spanish in his opening statement. — Juana Summers And Nicholas Riccardi, chicagotribune.com, "Takeaways from the first Democratic presidential debate," 27 June 2019 Zhang, who had only been in the U.S. for two months and was not fluent in English, obliged. — Fox News, "Ex-University of Illinois doctoral student killed visiting Chinese scholar, defense admits," 13 June 2019 Parkville has more than 2,000 students; about a quarter of them are immigrants not fluent in English. — Liz Bowie, baltimoresun.com, "How a nonprofit turned Baltimore County school storage rooms into a free general store for students in need," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fluent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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