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Recent Examples of parrot
Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Stonehurst is old and nonverbal now, but his talking parrot gives Fester a list of numbers to use to find Lois.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
All three have worked closely in the field of information warfare, parroting each other's false narratives on everything from COVID-19 to Western imperialism.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Verb
His father was on the local school board and often walked around town with a parrot on his shoulder.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Stonehurst is old and nonverbal now, but his talking parrot gives Fester a list of numbers to use to find Lois.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
And anyone who might have doubts tends to get drowned out by a torrent of early media coverage, which usually parrots the official announcement.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
All three have worked closely in the field of information warfare, parroting each other's false narratives on everything from COVID-19 to Western imperialism.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parrot
Verb
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Tropical weather experts at Colorado State University echo these predictions, saying overall atmospheric conditions, including wind patterns, will shift in a manner that supports a notable increase in activity.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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When the school sent out an emergency alert phone call, the simultaneous rings echoed up and down the line.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For instance, at one point the actor costumed as the ape in his lair behind the scenes moves steadily towards the camera, his proportions swelling to gigantic visual proportions.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Various ape tribes fight for dominance, while human history has largely become the stuff of lore.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Robots also offer consistency, repeating trials with no fatigue or variation.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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But even more meaningful was the opportunity to have conversations that weren’t premised on the idea that Zohran had a hard ceiling in this race, something journalists and editors from more establishment outlets repeated ad nauseam until the final days of the primary.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But Russia's prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, signed a decree proposed by the Cabinet on August 25 to withdraw from the convention, and Putin has now submitted this to the Duma, which is likely to rubber stamp it.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Without independent, experienced directors, the board has become a rubber stamp, approving misaligned compensation packages and tolerating underwhelming strategies while shareholders and franchisees shoulder the consequences.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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My articles have been quoted in numerous newspapers and on CNN, ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today Show, Oprah and other TV and radio shows.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But users will have control over how they are quoted.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The similarities might not have stuck out quite as much, but James Dyson’s words about copycats rang in my mind.—
Tyler Hayes,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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None of these situations can be copycat from another one.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trump — a political unicorn with his background as an entertainer and status as a billionaire — is term limited.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The triple-threat entertainer and business mogul has spent more than three decades building an empire—and her homes are every bit as headline-making as her music, movies, and love life.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Swift and Lively’s long friendship had been a distinct sub-plot in the IEWU legal battles, with tabloid fodder that the duo have fallen out over the controversy adverse Eras Tour performer getting tainted with the whole thing.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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The legendary performer had frequented that particular hospital during the last years of his life, according to ABC News.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Parrot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parrot. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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