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Recent Examples of parrot
Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2025
Be yourself, don’t just parrot buzzwords like everyone else.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2025
Adorned with vibrant green plumage tinged with bright streaks of blue, this native animal serves as the sole extant parrot species in all of Puerto Rico—yet just a few decades ago, these striking birds lingered at the very edge of extinction.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Verb
And Trump and his senior officials repeatedly parroted Russian disinformation about the conflict, including by blaming it on Kyiv.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2025
Be yourself, don’t just parrot buzzwords like everyone else.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
Think Misty Quigley and her beloved African grey parrot, Caligula.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2025
Adorned with vibrant green plumage tinged with bright streaks of blue, this native animal serves as the sole extant parrot species in all of Puerto Rico—yet just a few decades ago, these striking birds lingered at the very edge of extinction.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parrot
Verb
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Furthermore, Amazon’s infrastructure is rapidly becoming the industry standard for digital retail, a shift echoed by other platforms like Meta’s commerce tools and TikTok Shop.—
Adam Ayers,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The praise for Hendricks was then echoed by series star Jon Hamm, who joined Slattery for the panel moderated by Fargo series creator Noah Hawley.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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The cortical bones in the middle of its fingers were similar to those of apes.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
15 May 2025
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Godzilla was chilling in the Colosseum, Kong led a tribe of massive apes, and Mothra left Earth.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Kingsbury and fellow veteran Ashley Hatch repeated that on Friday.—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Christopher Storer all repeated their victories from the year before, while Liza Colon-Zayas nabbed her first win in a Supporting Actress upset.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
Noun
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For starters, a team that’s aligned on the mission and empowered to make decisions is going to move faster—way faster—than one waiting around for the boss’s rubber stamp.—
Allison Maslan,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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But the mayor obviously felt confident enough about getting a rubber stamp to let the cat out of the bag.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Joining Jensen among the most experienced and widely quoted technology analysts currently dedicated to deconstructing the FinOps space is Tracy Woo, principal analyst at Forrester.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The attacker cited Shapiro’s stance on Gaza as his motive, quoting language often heard among progressives.—
Michael Graham,
Boston Herald,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Compound copycats—temporarily allowed to ease supply shortages—hurt demand.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Several high-profile fertility clinics across the country declined to comment for this article out of fear that publicly discussing security concerns could draw unnecessary attention or increase their vulnerability to copycat attacks.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Anyone interested in filmmaking or who just wants to enjoy an intense, suspenseful drama with some of the greatest actors of the era, should absolutely check this one out on Netflix as soon as possible.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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King of the Hill voice actor Jonathon Joss has died after a shooting outside his home in Texas at age 59, the San Antonio Police Department has confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2025
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“Parrot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parrot. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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