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Recent Examples of layperson
To put that in layperson terms: The majority of people betting on the team think the Valkyries will win 20 or more games.
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Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Living in Colorado gave the family the option to explore the hemp, at the time defined as marijuana and a schedule I substance that couldn't be studied or accessed by a layperson.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 12 June 2025
And again, there were a lot of medical professionals, or at least those who were trained to be there at the marathon, and laypersons, too, who just knew what to do, who placed tourniquets on immediately.
—Maria Fontoura, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
The updates themselves are rather technical and may not do much to excite a layperson, but the brand’s efforts have been well received by those in the know.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Living in Colorado gave the family the option to explore the hemp, at the time defined as marijuana and a schedule I substance that couldn't be studied or accessed by a layperson.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 12 June 2025
And again, there were a lot of medical professionals, or at least those who were trained to be there at the marathon, and laypersons, too, who just knew what to do, who placed tourniquets on immediately.
—Maria Fontoura, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
The updates themselves are rather technical and may not do much to excite a layperson, but the brand’s efforts have been well received by those in the know.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layperson
layman
Noun
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In laymen’s terms, said Peterson, the city was relying on $37 million in temporary American Rescue Plan Act pandemic relief funding for recurring programs and initiatives, and redirecting funding from one fund to another.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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In layman’s terms that means the period cycles app on your watch and phone, the ECG monitor on your watch, the app that measures your blood oxygen levels…the list goes on.—
Natasha Pearlman,
Glamour,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Layperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layperson. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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