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Recent Examples of parrot
Blair Glaser, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Doctors should not simply parrot unsubstantiated talking points.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Species like flightless parrot the kākāpō happily live, sleep and nest on the ground, for example.
—Tom Page, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
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Verb
This could be because the leader themselves is emotionally reactive and people are just parroting what is modeled, or because there are no ground rules for conversations and no consequences given for lashing out.
—Blair Glaser, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Doctors should not simply parrot unsubstantiated talking points.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
Tall trees tower over a forest containing ferns and the African grey parrot and other bird species.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Species like flightless parrot the kākāpō happily live, sleep and nest on the ground, for example.
—Tom Page, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parrot
Verb
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Parishioner Jenniffer de Jesus Sanchez echoed similar concerns.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The vice president also seemed to echo Trump’s assertion that Leo should concentrate less on global affairs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Compared with the seeds of almost every other plant, grass seed is highly palatable, especially for a dexterous ape whose hands can slough off the chaff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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The first 100 guests that day get a free 305 bowl and can take photos with the brand’s ape mascot Manolo, who is modeled after the bored-looking ape of Castellanos’ NFT image.—
Connie Ogle
March 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Strawberries, sugar, lemon, and lime juice create the base layer with the same repeated by substituting blueberries for the top layer, while the middle is an ice cream-like custard.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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Hammering the Color Palette Using too many colors (and over-repeating them) can cause visual overwhelm, which can read as clutter.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But California auditors reported in 2022 that, at times, that certification may be little more than a rubber stamp.—
Grace Manthey,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The City-County Council will rubber stamp the zoning change but typically does not take a full vote on zoning approvals.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Where shows like The Office and New Girl are endlessly quoted and have given birth to high-profile rewatch podcasts hosted by famous cast members, Malcolm in the Middle hasn’t added any catchphrases to the cultural lexicon, and its only active rewatch podcast is relatively obscure.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Johor Malaysia Nature Society adviser Vincent Chow was quoted by The Star English-language newspaper as saying that Hoang may have acted as a stockist for a larger syndicate.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The predawn Molotov cocktail attack on Sam Altman’s San Francisco home has signaled a volatile new era of anti-tech extremism, sparking fears among federal authorities that this could ignite a wave of copycat strikes against high-profile executives.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Other internet critics slammed his great-uncle's creation as touristy, insisting diners could find tastier versions among the legion of copycats.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The tragedy came after the entertainer had been privately dealing with an opioid addiction.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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The 80-year-old entertainer was slated to appear at the Sydney Goldstein Theater on Thursday, April 9, for a conversation with singer and pianist Michael Feinstein as part of the City Arts & Lectures series.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But that mood turns out to be a surprisingly strong fit for the performer at the center of director Pete Ohs’ story of personal dilemmas and natural disasters.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
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As teased in the opening of the first episode, Margo’s one-of-a-kind perspective comes from both of her parents’ performer personas.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Parrot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parrot. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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