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Recent Examples of Polyglot
Underneath the glamour girl image lurked a woman of substance; Mansfield was a polyglot, classical pianist and violinist, and took the craft of acting seriously.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Kim plays a polyglot who eventually works—and forms a romance—with a global celebrity, played by Go Youn-jung (Alchemy of Souls Part 2, Moving).
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
Talking of polyglots, Romelu Lukaku and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who both speak eight languages, are top of the football class.
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
In this polyglot city-state where people of Chinese descent make up 75 percent of the population, Lunar New Year is a big deal.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
Testimony from polyglots like her has invited a more sophisticated take on Whorf’s ideas.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Tenax, at least, can still make a killing in his betting tavern — especially with the charismatic polyglot Cala now taking bets from him and opening up his client base considerably through her linguistic skills and overall salesmanship.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
Ava is also a polyglot and able to conduct interviews in English, Spanish, French and German.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2024
Geneva, the second-largest city in Switzerland, is a multicultural global hub with a polyglot population.
—Tracey Teo, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Kim plays a polyglot who eventually works—and forms a romance—with a global celebrity, played by Go Youn-jung (Alchemy of Souls Part 2, Moving).
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
Talking of polyglots, Romelu Lukaku and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who both speak eight languages, are top of the football class.
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
In this polyglot city-state where people of Chinese descent make up 75 percent of the population, Lunar New Year is a big deal.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
Testimony from polyglots like her has invited a more sophisticated take on Whorf’s ideas.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Tenax, at least, can still make a killing in his betting tavern — especially with the charismatic polyglot Cala now taking bets from him and opening up his client base considerably through her linguistic skills and overall salesmanship.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
Ava is also a polyglot and able to conduct interviews in English, Spanish, French and German.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2024
Geneva, the second-largest city in Switzerland, is a multicultural global hub with a polyglot population.
—Tracey Teo, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Polyglot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Polyglot. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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