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Recent Examples of layperson
Both Boyd and Sereno say that some of the terminology in their field could confuse a layperson.
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Bill Chappell, NPR, 1 Nov. 2025
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, 24 Sep. 2025
By now, even the layperson understands that artificial intelligence data is a garbage-in-garbage-out conundrum.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
In layperson’s terms, a will is a legal document that dictates where your assets will be distributed upon your death.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
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Bill Chappell, NPR, 1 Nov. 2025
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, 24 Sep. 2025
By now, even the layperson understands that artificial intelligence data is a garbage-in-garbage-out conundrum.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
In layperson’s terms, a will is a legal document that dictates where your assets will be distributed upon your death.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layperson
layman
Noun
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Some prominent conservative Catholic laymen, like Fox News host Sean Hannity, have risen to Trump’s defense.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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The pipeline will provide up to 185,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas, an industry term that Fore admitted was difficult to explain for laymen.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Layperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layperson. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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