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Recent Examples of parrot
Chris Coons, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
Maybe that gives the parroting some redeeming value.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Samantha Conti, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025
This small cove of calm water protects parrot, clown, and other tropical fish.
—Sandy Allen, AFAR Media, 10 Jan. 2025
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Verb
His nominee to serve as Director of National Intelligence has parroted Russian propaganda.
—Chris Coons, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
Maybe that gives the parroting some redeeming value.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
There are green parrots, rosettes — and the cow — which can be affixed to a hat or jacket collar.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025
This small cove of calm water protects parrot, clown, and other tropical fish.
—Sandy Allen, AFAR Media, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parrot
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But Beef Tallow Recall as Warning Issued Over Consuming Products California Faces 'Unprecedented' Population Shift Donald Trump Gets Bad News About His Social Security Taxes Plan Diana Eberlein, chair of the Coalition for Adult Beverage Alternatives, echoed Subbaraman's sentiment.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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What if a candidate’s diversity statement echoed some of the free-speech concerns in this column?—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Researchers studying a group of 20 of the captive apes sifted through more than 600 hours of footage looking for instances of urination.—
Collin Blinder,
science.org,
22 Jan. 2025
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Even physically, Williams shares an ape’s frank gaze and defiant chin.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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To determine if this phenomena repeated itself in more dire situations, the team then analyzed video of a crowd at the 2010 Love Parade,.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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By repeating this broken ladder glitch perfectly dozens of times in a row, Mario can quickly reach the top of the screen, where the game will register the level as completed.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Wikler has the support from one of the highest-ranking Democrats, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and rubber stamps from both centrist and progressive organizations within the party.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Skeins of yarn, yards of fabric, rubber stamps, blank canvases, vintage postcards, old magazines, paints, pastels and pipe cleaners.—
Miguel Otárola,
The Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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People quote the headline numbers — €178million (£148.2m; $183.8m) in transfer fees, 37 league goals in five and a half seasons since leaving Benfica — and roll their eyes.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Lamar had everyone from middle schoolers on the dancefloor at a bar mitzvah to former Vice President Kamala Harris at the BET Awards quoting his single.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The private equity firm saw the Chinese government and the life sciences industry making a deliberate effort to evolve from its historical focus on copycat and fast-follower drugs that mimicked leading drugs to creating new chemical matter that China could export to the rest of the world.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
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Graham inspired a swath of copycats and might have contributed to Reid’s image as a jovial, likable guy as much as Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and all his team’s on-field success.—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The actor’s preferred language is English, and Thai is his second language, but Thapthimthong said White had scripted Gaitok as having been born and raised on Ko Samui, and never having left the area.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Then there’s Mackie, the coolest actor Marvel has hired this side of Robert Downey Jr.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Parrot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parrot. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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