parrot 1 of 2

as in to echo
to say after another the toddler parroted everything her father said, often to the latter's embarrassment

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noun

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An 1856 drawing of a popular San Francisco saloon known as the Cobweb Palace depicts a crowd of humans joined by two dogs, a pig, a parrot, and six monkeys—at least two of whom seem to be doing mischievous battle with men in the crowd. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 Sep. 2025 Experts recommend knowing a parrot's hormone cycle and adjusting care during breeding season to reduce stress and confusion. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement This means that AI chatbots are prone to parroting narratives spread by Russian disinformation networks, NewsGuard claims. Billy Perrigo, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 Consistent avoidance of risk, parroting leadership views without critique and silencing ideas or opinions are all signs of SQM dominance. Venkat Rao, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parrot
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  • The small-model approach was echoed by researchers at Samsung AI Lab last week, who released a paper showing off their Tiny Recursive Model.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Pina echoed the sentiment that with fandom comes power and that makes creator input a necessity.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Our closest ape relatives, like chimps and bonobos, show a fair amount of violence, as did many groups of hunter-gatherers.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Trump has a long history of moving from one tactic to another, like an ape branching between trees.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
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  • Scientists believe that repeated hits to the head damage the brain cells, which causes chronic inflammation and cells to convert into a diseased and dying state.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The standard form of the blues poem also means that the poem can be repeated; each individual blues poem is part of a larger body of poems that work through similar themes and experiences, told by similar characters.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So, Steve Bannon likened the Congress to the Russian Duma, which, of course, is just a rubber stamp for Vladimir Putin.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of standing as a safeguard, Congress has abdicated its responsibility and has been a rubber stamp for the president’s unconstitutional whims.
    Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • Russini quoted another league head coach who thinks the Ravens have lost their identity on defense.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Miranda fangirled after the concert on Instagram, quoting her.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kirkland Signature The best part about Costco is, inarguably, Kirkland Signature, their line of countless copycats of popular food, decor, or fashion items.
    Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Moisture and energy from Tropical Storm Raymond will play copycat and get steered by the same weather system into Mexico and the Southwest, although a bit farther east than Priscilla.
    Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In 2011, Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers earned the IMBA’s entertainer of the year award.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
  • More than a thousand country music fans have signed a petition demanding that the NFL replace the Puerto Rican entertainer with 73-year-old country legend George Strait, a choice as likely as Engelbert Humperdinck.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • The cast also features Indonesian performer Elvira Devinamira.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The lawsuit a stunt performer from Horizon 2, which Kevin Costner directed, wrote, produced, and stars in, brought against him and others behind the film in May still — mostly — stands, a judge has ruled, according to documents obtained by EW.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Parrot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parrot. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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