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Recent Examples of parroted
The article parroted talking points on rising student enrollment but not the hiring of a student retention officer to try and keep students from leaving.
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Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
The article parroted talking points on rising student enrollment but not the hiring of a student retention officer to try and keep students from leaving.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
While Hamas’ useful idiots here in the United States and elsewhere have parroted anti-Israel propaganda while ignoring the crimes of Hamas, the Palestinian people have suffered the consequences of Hamas’ insistence on perpetuating the war.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
The article parroted talking points on rising student enrollment but not the hiring of a student retention officer to try and keep students from leaving.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
While Hamas’ useful idiots here in the United States and elsewhere have parroted anti-Israel propaganda while ignoring the crimes of Hamas, the Palestinian people have suffered the consequences of Hamas’ insistence on perpetuating the war.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parroted
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Another San Francisco resident, Magick Altman, echoed that sentiment.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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That intimacy of scale is echoed in the architecture, which blends seamlessly into the landscape.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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With no sign of a wind-down, the governor repeated his call for nonviolent resistance to the president’s immigration crackdown.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
15 Jan. 2026
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Qualified immunity does not factor into real-time decisions on the street, no matter how often that claim is repeated.—
Dave Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Streets and San officials still quoted those statistics when pressed by Ald.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Wealthy buyers are less exposed to macroeconomic factors, says Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, who’s quoted in the Sotheby’s report.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Parroted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parroted. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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