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Recent Examples of lay reader
An Accessible Writer Professor Kahneman propagated his findings with an appealing writing style, using illustrative vignettes with which even lay readers could engage.
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Robert D. Hershey Jr., New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Graeber had mastered the art of pulling new research out of his home field and contextualizing it for the lay reader.
—Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2023
Willingham has the gift, not always common among academics and scholars, of speaking clearly and plainly to the lay reader.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
In this elegant volume, equally valuable to specialists and lay readers, two lifelong scholars of First Amendment jurisprudence gather an array of experts to explore the problems presented by digital technology and their possible solutions.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
Her portrayals provide the lay reader with an anthropomorphic compass by which to better navigate the biology.
—Eugenia Bone, WSJ, 7 May 2021
Troy’s portrait of White House rivalries is essential reading for political junkies and lay readers alike.
—David Mark, Washington Examiner, 8 Mar. 2020
To a lay reader, Olson’s story hovers between narcissism and fabulism by way of some crass stereotyping.
—Alex Perry, Outside Online, 24 July 2019
Robert D. Hershey Jr., New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Graeber had mastered the art of pulling new research out of his home field and contextualizing it for the lay reader.
—Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2023
Willingham has the gift, not always common among academics and scholars, of speaking clearly and plainly to the lay reader.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
In this elegant volume, equally valuable to specialists and lay readers, two lifelong scholars of First Amendment jurisprudence gather an array of experts to explore the problems presented by digital technology and their possible solutions.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
Her portrayals provide the lay reader with an anthropomorphic compass by which to better navigate the biology.
—Eugenia Bone, WSJ, 7 May 2021
Troy’s portrait of White House rivalries is essential reading for political junkies and lay readers alike.
—David Mark, Washington Examiner, 8 Mar. 2020
To a lay reader, Olson’s story hovers between narcissism and fabulism by way of some crass stereotyping.
—Alex Perry, Outside Online, 24 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lay reader
Noun
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Still, this hasn't quelled the anxieties of anyone with a professional or layman's interest in space science.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Also, my commentary is merely a layman’s viewpoint.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Why OpenAI wants massive computing power The kind of numbers OpenAI and friends throw around—10 gigawatts here, $500 billion there—are somewhat staggering and mind-boggling in scope for the layperson who might not be familiar with the massive scale of Internet infrastructure.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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By now, even the layperson understands that artificial intelligence data is a garbage-in-garbage-out conundrum.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Pope Francis, though, changed canon law to allow women to serve as acolytes and lectors — laypeople who perform functions such as setting up the altar and reading the Bible.—
John Blake,
CNN,
15 July 2024
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There were efforts to organize fake lectors, which are being litigated and criminal charges have been brought in many states.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 May 2024
Noun
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There was a change of heart among the secular nationalists during the second intifada—which started in 2000 and ended in 2005—in which seculars also joined forces.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2023
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His selection of works, for example, mixed the sacred with the secular, interspersing chorale preludes (which use Lutheran hymns as their point of departure) with the six trio sonatas for organ.—
Luke Schulze,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Dec. 2022
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“Lay reader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lay%20reader. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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