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Recent Examples of Polyglot
Sargent and Paris at the Met delivers a cultural polyglot with a French soul.
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Brian T. Allen, National Review, 15 May 2025
Heer, described as a stunning, blond polyglot who could help Valland decipher German documents, seems to have been Valland’s outgoing and charming counterpart.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Underneath the glamour girl image lurked a woman of substance; Mansfield was a polyglot, classical pianist and violinist, and took the craft of acting seriously.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Kim plays a polyglot who eventually works—and forms a romance—with a global celebrity, played by Go Youn-jung (Alchemy of Souls Part 2, Moving).
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
Talking of polyglots, Romelu Lukaku and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who both speak eight languages, are top of the football class.
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
In this polyglot city-state where people of Chinese descent make up 75 percent of the population, Lunar New Year is a big deal.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
Testimony from polyglots like her has invited a more sophisticated take on Whorf’s ideas.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Tenax, at least, can still make a killing in his betting tavern — especially with the charismatic polyglot Cala now taking bets from him and opening up his client base considerably through her linguistic skills and overall salesmanship.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
Brian T. Allen, National Review, 15 May 2025
Heer, described as a stunning, blond polyglot who could help Valland decipher German documents, seems to have been Valland’s outgoing and charming counterpart.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Underneath the glamour girl image lurked a woman of substance; Mansfield was a polyglot, classical pianist and violinist, and took the craft of acting seriously.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Kim plays a polyglot who eventually works—and forms a romance—with a global celebrity, played by Go Youn-jung (Alchemy of Souls Part 2, Moving).
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
Talking of polyglots, Romelu Lukaku and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who both speak eight languages, are top of the football class.
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
In this polyglot city-state where people of Chinese descent make up 75 percent of the population, Lunar New Year is a big deal.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
Testimony from polyglots like her has invited a more sophisticated take on Whorf’s ideas.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Tenax, at least, can still make a killing in his betting tavern — especially with the charismatic polyglot Cala now taking bets from him and opening up his client base considerably through her linguistic skills and overall salesmanship.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
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“Polyglot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Polyglot. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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