parroting

present participle of parrot
as in repeating
to say after another the toddler parroted everything her father said, often to the latter's embarrassment

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Recent Examples of parroting Warsh’s signature move as chairman has been to strip out forward guidance so that markets can price the economy as opposed to just parroting the Fed. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Instead, what really appears to be happening is yet another cautionary tale about AI digesting incorrect information and parroting it back to users uncritically. Frank Landymore, Futurism, 25 June 2026 Students’ greatest skills are now parroting pre-formulated slogans and protesting on immigration enforcement, gender ideology, race, foreign policy, or the Supreme Court long before they have been taught the intellectual discipline necessary to evaluate any of those issues seriously. Courtney Corbello, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026 So the dollar will remain the world’s monetary hub, while the doomsters continue parroting the same old nonsense. Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 When Russia, another strategic partner, invaded Ukraine in 2022, China stopped short of condemning Moscow or opposing the war, instead parroting Russian narrative of blaming on the United States and its NATO allies for provoking the conflict. Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026 Advertisement Witkoff was criticized early on by Zelensky and others for allegedly parroting Russian talking points and even relying during diplomatic talks on the Kremlin’s Russian language interpreter. Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Nov. 2025 So usually what students just end up doing is sort of parroting whatever the professor says for the sake of the grade. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025 Signing that document would make us stenographers parroting press releases, not watchdogs holding government officials accountable. Tom Bowman, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • The Seattle Seahawks have gotten an offseason full of congratulations, their Super Bowl rings and now will get the chance to see the banner raised before kicking off this season with hopes of repeating.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But repeating 14-3 and a trip to the Super Bowl feels highly unlikely with the Patriots having a much tougher schedule and needing to plug holes up front on defense.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • The contest centered on transgender rights, with Markey repeatedly blasting Moulton’s earlier remarks about trans girls in sports as echoing conservative talking points and out of step with Democratic voters.
    Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares accused some his EU partners of echoing that fake information, without naming them.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • Lee placed the partnership in the context of a broader argument about local content and global reach, quoting Martin Scorsese.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Administration’s legal filings had already pivoted from quoting historical accounts of White House modernization to arguing that the President’s life was at stake.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Parroting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parroting. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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