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Recent Examples of parroting
Consistent avoidance of risk, parroting leadership views without critique and silencing ideas or opinions are all signs of SQM dominance.
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Venkat Rao, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Newsom’s press office wrote in an X post parroting the president’s all-caps posting style.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Venkat Rao, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Newsom’s press office wrote in an X post parroting the president’s all-caps posting style.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parroting
Verb
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Ferriss recommends choosing from a small list of foods and repeating the same simple meals to make the plan easier to follow.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
1 Sep. 2025
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By repeating what Jelena Ostapenko said in a post-match interview, Townsend demonstrated that today’s black female players feel freer to speak up for themselves.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The film explores contemporary anxieties, echoing school shootings and societal unrest.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The racket constantly echoing around Earth has real effects on animal health and behavior.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Martin said, quoting Francis’ famous line in Spanish about how the church is open to everyone, todos.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Wake up, there’s a new Tim Robinson vehicle for your boyfriend to start obsessively quoting.—
Lucy Ford,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Parroting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parroting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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