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as in articulate
able to express oneself clearly and well
a very fluent speaker who always communicates his points well
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as in liquid
capable of moving like a liquid
heated the wax until it was fluent, then poured it into the mold
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as in smooth
involving minimal difficulty or effort
a fluent performance of one of the oldest magic tricks in the book
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Recent Examples of fluent
All of the documentation—maps, resort brochures, etc—is in English and Chinese, and while the team might not be fluent in the English language, there’s little a bit of Google Translate can’t fix.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Audiences Are Rewarding Depth Audiences today are more culturally fluent and discerning.
—Angelique Kuiper, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
The 22-year-old is the group’s main fluent English-language speaker, having been born in Germany and raised in Japan.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026
The translations look good – fluent, idiomatic, convincing.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Audiences Are Rewarding Depth Audiences today are more culturally fluent and discerning.
—Angelique Kuiper, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
The 22-year-old is the group’s main fluent English-language speaker, having been born in Germany and raised in Japan.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026
The translations look good – fluent, idiomatic, convincing.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluent
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Steyer was articulate and may have attracted Bernie Sanders fans.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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The book’s superpower is its voice; Herr’s intensely articulate prose stretches to accommodate the crazy experiences and mind-states created when a high-tech corporate military wages war on a low-tech nation.—
Time,
Time,
12 May 2026
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The moon that may have cooled too slowly Magnetic fields are usually powered by internal dynamos—movements of electrically conducting liquid metal inside a planet or moon.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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To mix the liquid fertilizer with water, follow the instructions on the package.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 May 2026
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Its steering and suspension produce a smoother ride quality than most average cars, trucks or SUVs can provide.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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The $925 pale gold style came down to one smooth toe band, a thin ankle strap and a high pin heel, set against a strapless ankle-length dress worked in tight rows of silver and gold beading.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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Writers such as Aldo Leopold and Rachel Carson published eloquent ecological and scientific rationales for wilderness preservation, wildlife management, and pollution control, laying the intellectual groundwork for the late 1960s and early ’70s boom in environmental legislation.—
John Reid,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Rex Reed, the longtime movie critic and celebrity interviewer known for his contrarian attitude and eloquent, vicious jabs of his pen, died Tuesday.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Beyond texture, stylists can help with cutting extensions and matching the density and weight at the bottom of the wefts to match your hair and provide more flowing movement, as extensions often have much more fullness than natural hair.—
Hunter Lacey,
Allure,
9 Apr. 2026
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In the last days of winter, this type of denim adds structure and balance, especially when paired with more flowing outerwear like trench coats.—
René Chávez Esparza,
Glamour,
8 Mar. 2026
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Instead of everything being controlled through a single touch-screen, dedicated physical controls and circuits would allow easier servicing of individual components.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Battista’s physical traits, meanwhile, are easy to spot.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Larsson’s vocal performance on the single was commanding, and the song’s replay value was endless.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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Yet McIlroy — who has been vocal in the past about LIV — is dialing back his previous criticism of the tour and remaining optimistic about the future should the league fold.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Models like OpenAI's Sora and Tencent's Kling defined the standard of fluid motion and detail for video-generation models.—
Kshitij Dixit,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The gearbox was generally fluid, though sometimes seemed to hold ratios needlessly long in Sport mode.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
15 May 2026
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“Fluent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluent. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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