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Recent Examples of fluent Many asylum seekers aren't fluent in English and don't have formal education, and some are even disabled. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 Pozzebon, who studied International Journalism at City University, London, is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese as well as his native Italian. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 Other culturally fluent moments appear in small details, like the mandala bowls in the bathroom. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2026 The Kentucky senator is an ophthalmologist who’s conversant, if not fluent, in the language of scientific and medical research. ABC News, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fluent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluent
Adjective
  • Being articulate is still useful, but articulation alone is no longer much of an advantage.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Very opinionated and articulate, and seems more interested in the idea behind the idea, rather than the actual idea itself.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Start with three to six months of living expenses in an accessible liquid savings account.
    Angie O’Leary, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • On the other hand, liquid batteries lose significant efficiency in freezing conditions.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • This is the one to look at when the ride involves more than smooth campus pavement.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Blend until smooth; taste and season with more salt if needed.
    Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Being a competent, eloquent orator does not mean that you’re trusted.
    Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • When Kent Jones was a critic at Film Comment, he was known for, among many other things, his eloquent and insightful analyses of performance.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • My ‘Harmony’ massage is inspired by Lomi Lomi—a traditional Hawaiian healing technique known for its continuous, flowing strokes.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • By studying these features, scientists hope to piece together how flowing water once helped shape the Red Planet’s surface.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • Push the sleeves up for a slouchy look and pair it with trousers, loafers, and a belt for an easy quiet-luxury outfit.
    Mariana Best, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Wiener has long championed making housing easier to build, but in San Francisco resisting development is a bedrock cause for those on the city’s left.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • As a neo-New Wave guy with a heartland jones and drama-king chops, Flowers isn’t bad cosplaying his heroes, even if his brawny rock-opera vocal approach is a bit short on the conversational warmth that makes for truly memorable country singing.
    Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Guatemalan epidemic has been traced back to a gathering in Santiago Atitlán in December 2025 that was organized by a Christian megachurch whose leaders have been vocal about their anti-vaccine views.
    Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • If internal fluid pressure drops during aggressive extraction, the surrounding earth squeezes the cavern inward, permanently shrinking total storage capacity and crushing steel well casings.
    Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The king has hemolytic anemia and was being treated with cortisone, leading to fluid accumulation in the body that required hospital treatment, the palace said last week.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Fluent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluent. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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