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Recent Examples of parrot
Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
More fundamentally, our city government must return its focus to what our residents need here locally, rather than parroting the talking points of groups bearing no relevance to our city.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Lego Creator 3 in 1 Tropical Ukulele This Lego Creator set celebrates tropical vibes with three unique designs: a colorful ukulele, a beach drum, or a parrot figure.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 28 Nov. 2024
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By the end, it’s flattened out into yet another rote slogan parroted by his audience.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
More fundamentally, our city government must return its focus to what our residents need here locally, rather than parroting the talking points of groups bearing no relevance to our city.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
Exotic birds, parrots, tortoises, geese and cats were among the animals taken from the property.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Lego Creator 3 in 1 Tropical Ukulele This Lego Creator set celebrates tropical vibes with three unique designs: a colorful ukulele, a beach drum, or a parrot figure.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parrot
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Vice President Kamala Harris echoed Biden’s stance during her campaign as the Democratic nominee in the presidential election.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 11 Dec. 2024
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Lake, a staunch Trump supporter and 2020 election denier, echoed Trump's stance on tough immigration policies during her race in Arizona.Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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But of course there’s no way to prove, or even fully understand, what dogs or apes are experiencing, Dr. Krupenye says.Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
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Several fossil teeth dating back 1.77 million years hold some important clues into our ape and human origins.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Low-latency comms then ensure that the wheels repeat the steering commands with minimum lag.Carlton Reid, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
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After all, just repeating the last story usually makes for a sequel that’s a flop.Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Republicans painted Baldwin as a rubber stamp for Vice President Kamala Harris whose votes fueled a border crisis and decades-high inflation.David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Nov. 2024
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Think of them as an early version of a rubber stamp — but one that rolled across a wet clay tablet rather than pounded onto a paper surface.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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The official death toll from Saturday’s cyclone hit rose to 22, with more than 1,400 people injured including 48 critically, according to the latest report from Mayotte Hospital quoted by Ambdilwahedou Soumaila, the mayor of the capital, Mamoudzou.Adrienne Surprenant and Tom Nouvian, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Nelson is also quoted as seeming enthusiastic about the Big League Chew-Ford Gum relationship.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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The shooting of Brian Thompson sparked two very separate reactions around his killer: a manhunt and admiration from certain parts of the internet, with the latter creating concern among security experts that this killing might inspire copycat events.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Po’s doppelgänger competition for the Complete Unknown star became very, very known, sparking a series of copycat events across the globe for famous individuals ranging from Paul Mescal and Harry Styles to Peso Pluma and, um, Shrek.Michael Savio, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
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Mark Withers, the prolific TV actor with notable roles in series like Dynasty and Kaz, has died.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Zak Williams, the comedian's oldest son, opened up to People at the 12th Annual Bring Change to Mind Revels & Revelations Gala, an organization which the actor's 41-year-old son sits on the board of.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Parrot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parrot. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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