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 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
Verb
  • District 10 council member Alan Blaylock, who served with Bivens from 2022 to 2025, echoed calls for prayer.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
  • That is a sentiment his director echoed.
    Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The people who had repeated brain trauma but were not diagnosed with CTE did not have the same kind of damage.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The risk remains real for anyone using old or repeated credentials.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ravnik shared a photo of himself and his partner, Jen Affleck, in the DWTS ballroom during a rehearsal and quoted a pointed Taylor Swift lyric in the post.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The memo, signed by incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke, was quoted by several outlets including CNN and CNBC.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Parroted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parroted. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.

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