parroted

past tense of parrot
as in echoed
to say after another the toddler parroted everything her father said, often to the latter's embarrassment

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Recent Examples of parroted Basim Sheikh Suliman, the vice president of the Israel Football Association, parroted Infantino with a vague response about football’s ability to unite the world. Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026 But Brandt’s justification for why the game should be played in Denver — which was parroted by Broncos fans — wasn’t rooted in reality. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026 The moment has been so baked into America's cultural cake that Tea Party Republicans parroted the phrase, not realizing that the film is a satire of sheep mentality and the man who authored it (screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky) was a political lefty. Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 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. Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 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
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  • Even one of the beef’s catalysts, Metro Boomin, echoed the sentiment, lamenting how online fans had turned the battle into something sinister.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Ivan Nazarov, a new university graduate who moved to the Armenian capital of Yerevan, echoed her sentiment.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • There have also been repeated public outbursts from Diomansy Kamara, Sarr’s agent, about Palace’s handling of his client while Sarr himself removed all references to Palace on his social media platforms.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • As Novak repeated the phrase, Kirk's parents, widow and other relatives were in court.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • Notably, while readers shared their experiences, few were willing to be quoted on record, suggesting a stigma surrounding the use of these drugs despite their popularity.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In an April letter to the EPA, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, quoted an xAI senior manager who described the plan as copy and paste from Colossus 1.
    Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Parroted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parroted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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