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Recent Examples of Polyglot
Presenting as Muslim perhaps exempted him from comparisons to 2020 Democratic Congressional candidate Sri Preston Kulkarni from Texas, who used his polyglot skills to reach a wide array of voters, but was chastised for seemingly pandering to Hindu conservatives.
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Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Sargent and Paris at the Met delivers a cultural polyglot with a French soul.
—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
Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Sargent and Paris at the Met delivers a cultural polyglot with a French soul.
—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
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“Polyglot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Polyglot. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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