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Recent Examples of layperson
In layperson’s terms, a will is a legal document that dictates where your assets will be distributed upon your death.
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Ronny Maye, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Similarly, no layperson will need to understand how standards like HSML, HSTP, or UDG work.
—Gabriel René, IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
Second, the court concluded this was a complicated issue not within a layperson's knowledge and that Khoury needed an expert witness to back his claims.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
To put that in layperson terms: The majority of people betting on the team think the Valkyries will win 20 or more games.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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Ronny Maye, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Similarly, no layperson will need to understand how standards like HSML, HSTP, or UDG work.
—Gabriel René, IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
Second, the court concluded this was a complicated issue not within a layperson's knowledge and that Khoury needed an expert witness to back his claims.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
To put that in layperson terms: The majority of people betting on the team think the Valkyries will win 20 or more games.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layperson
layman
Noun
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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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From my layman’s perspective, this seemed promising, plus the attorney seemed invested.—
Jasper Craven,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Layperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layperson. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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