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Recent Examples of parrot
James Barron, New York Times, 20 May 2025
In 1975, only 13 Puerto Rican parrots remained due to habitat loss, pesticides and capture for the pet trade, which sparked a massive recovery and release effort.
—Megan Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
Many still cannot understand why US President Donald Trump has turned so furiously on Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, parroting the vitriolic disinformation usually heard from the Kremlin.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Our first stop was on West Broadway to retrieve our African gray parrot, Tosca.
—James Barron, New York Times, 20 May 2025
In 1975, only 13 Puerto Rican parrots remained due to habitat loss, pesticides and capture for the pet trade, which sparked a massive recovery and release effort.
—Megan Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Noun
Fans, some of them little kids parroting what their parents were saying, called him vile names.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
Many still cannot understand why US President Donald Trump has turned so furiously on Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, parroting the vitriolic disinformation usually heard from the Kremlin.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parrot
Verb
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And the decisions being made today will echo for a long time.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The gold chain element echoed a design that has been showcased by Gucci, a Kering brand which Hayek often reps, through various shoes.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
Noun
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After completing the first big area of the game and meeting a giant god-like ape that resembles a headphone-wearing homage to The Jungle Book’s King Louie, a musical sequence shatters the stone revealing it to be a young girl named Pauline.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
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What applies for other apes is best kept in mind for ourselves as well, says Schuppli.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Just very much on their own plane, dancing to their own beat, repeating their familiar one-step-forward, two-steps-back shuffle into the All-Star Break.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
14 July 2025
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To repeat the first question posed at the start of this review: What’s in a name?—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
Noun
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The Committee will no longer function as a rubber stamp for industry profit-taking agendas.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
9 June 2025
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In the past, the White House has generally approved disaster reimbursements to states, and the Homeland Security secretary has largely functioned as a rubber stamp.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Unexpectedly, he's been taking it upon himself to continue quoting verses, stepping into the role of a preacher.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has been widely quoted as instructing his office designers to assure no employee was more than 200 feet away from food.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
12 July 2025
Noun
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The Copycat Conundrum: When Local Laws Protect Your Competitors Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of international franchising involves dealing with local copycat operations that exploit legal protections designed for domestic businesses.—
Mohaimina Haque,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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But neither the farm bill, nor Indiana's copycat law, specifically mentioned cannabanoid variations Delta 8 and Delta 10.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Noun
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To be in the same room where Elvis played and to have actors on the same stage...—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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In the decades since the original book series and feature films, Rowling has espoused her anti-trans rhetoric on social media, which has prompted even actors from the film series to speak out against the author.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
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“Parrot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parrot. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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