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Recent Examples of parroting
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.
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Courtney Corbello, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
In mid-2025, when mainstream analyst firms were still parroting uncritical AI hype before investor sentiment turned cold in December, the number of US AI users who regularly paid for the privilege stood at a whopping 3 percent.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 25 Feb. 2026
This could be because the leader themselves is emotionally reactive and people are just parroting what is modeled, or because there are no ground rules for conversations and no consequences given for lashing out.
—Blair Glaser, Fortune, 23 Feb. 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
Courtney Corbello, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
In mid-2025, when mainstream analyst firms were still parroting uncritical AI hype before investor sentiment turned cold in December, the number of US AI users who regularly paid for the privilege stood at a whopping 3 percent.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 25 Feb. 2026
This could be because the leader themselves is emotionally reactive and people are just parroting what is modeled, or because there are no ground rules for conversations and no consequences given for lashing out.
—Blair Glaser, Fortune, 23 Feb. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parroting
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Hammering the Color Palette Using too many colors (and over-repeating them) can cause visual overwhelm, which can read as clutter.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
11 Apr. 2026
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Grown-ups might spot repeating glitches in careers, romances or caregiving styles.—
Lucy Jones
April 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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As head of COLab (Colorado News Collaborative), Frank also sees in her students intense suspicion of large, corporate news-gathering operations, echoing what many outside the industry feel.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
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The gunshot rang out, echoing through the open fields surrounding us.—
Josh Owens,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, Lyonne addressed the incident in a post on X, quoting an E!—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Reuters, quoting the country's health ministry, said some 91 people were killed in Beirut, with a total of at least 182 killed nationwide on Wednesday.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Parroting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parroting. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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