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Recent Examples of parrot
Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
That’s the pithy one-liner that menswear creator Elliot Duprey’s followers will sometimes parrot back to him on the streets of New York, after recognizing him from his videos.
—Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Similarly, parrot pitcher plants (Sarracenia psittacina) also have pigeon-trap elements in sections of their intricate pitcher structures.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Verb
So the dollar will remain the world’s monetary hub, while the doomsters continue parroting the same old nonsense.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
That’s the pithy one-liner that menswear creator Elliot Duprey’s followers will sometimes parrot back to him on the streets of New York, after recognizing him from his videos.
—Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
Along the way, Donnie haphazardly recruits, amongst others, Vy, a sassy, loyal, and fiercely independent Aye-Aye; Kiki, a flightless Kakapo parrot and powerhouse of kindness and optimism; and Roman, an overly dramatic Jamaican Funnel-Eared Bat.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Similarly, parrot pitcher plants (Sarracenia psittacina) also have pigeon-trap elements in sections of their intricate pitcher structures.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parrot
Verb
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That 2024 moment echoed through Wednesday’s hearing.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Public speakers echoed those concerns, questioning the district’s transparency and warning that additional reductions would further strain school communities.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jared Taglialatela, director of the Ape Initiative and co-author of one of the ape studies, agrees.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2026
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There’s a lot left of the ape in us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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So, to repeat again as Masters champions is a phenomenal feat for those girls.—
Breven Honda,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Years later, as an adult pulled back home by a family wedding, Clara must confront the lingering fallout of that scandal and decide whether she’s doomed to repeat her mother’s mistakes.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Because Melling had the rubber stamp of Coen approval, other directors took notice of him from there.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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University governing boards are also appropriately imposing rules governing behavior and becoming less rubber stamps for administrative wishes.—
Richard K. Vedder,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But Kramer was outside the government, with friends dying, blisteringly aware of the ways in which the official instinct toward bureaucracy was dragging out a scientific process that needed to be moving at, to quote a more modern enterprise, warp speed.—
Talya Zax,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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While Cunha’s guilty plea was for the exploitation of the victim quoted above, court records and prosecutors say that this was not a one-time offense, but one that affected multiple minors.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Serve this copycat casserole with a green salad and garlic bread.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2026
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Concerns about the incident and possible copycats have spread across the area.—
John Dias,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jenny McCarthy, the entertainer now perhaps best known for claiming with no evidence that vaccines cause autism, also touts the benefits of nicotine for health.—
Sarah Todd,
STAT,
20 Feb. 2026
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Besides, this film makes no claims to do anything other than celebrate a legendary entertainer in full command of his powers.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Kennedy freshman Ta’Niya Paul remains a breakout performer.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Five different characters sing their hearts out, and each performer meets the vocal and emotional demands of their star turn with both power and subtlety.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Parrot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parrot. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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