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 For years, mainstream media have parroted the language of their own governments, and that of lsrael, with little critical coverage of or challenge to the dominant political narrative in the West. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parroted
Verb
  • Pina echoed Schmitter’s argument, pointing to the growing presence of legacy news organizations like BBC and France Télévisions on YouTube.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Data centers aside, the San Luis Obispo party chair’s distrust of who might benefit from the reforms was echoed elsewhere.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
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  • When isolated issues in other states occur, even if proved untrue, the intense and repeated national media attention on them shakes voter confidence here at home.
    — Heather LaMarre, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers repeated this process dozens of times for both the cysteine and zinc proteases.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Russian state news agency Tass quoted a member of the bank's board as saying that Sberbank systems were operating normally.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Russian state news agency Tass quoted a member of the bank’s board as saying that Sberbank systems were operating normally.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Parroted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parroted. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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