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Recent Examples of parroting
So usually what students just end up doing is sort of parroting whatever the professor says for the sake of the grade.
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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
There’s a percentage of American influencers who are paid by foreign countries to push propaganda on social media, and Ted Cruz is parroting their talking points.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
On Vought News, Cate is still parroting the story that she was assaulted by Starlighters and Jordan is lying for likes.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement This means that AI chatbots are prone to parroting narratives spread by Russian disinformation networks, NewsGuard claims.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Consistent avoidance of risk, parroting leadership views without critique and silencing ideas or opinions are all signs of SQM dominance.
—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
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
There’s a percentage of American influencers who are paid by foreign countries to push propaganda on social media, and Ted Cruz is parroting their talking points.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
On Vought News, Cate is still parroting the story that she was assaulted by Starlighters and Jordan is lying for likes.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement This means that AI chatbots are prone to parroting narratives spread by Russian disinformation networks, NewsGuard claims.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Consistent avoidance of risk, parroting leadership views without critique and silencing ideas or opinions are all signs of SQM dominance.
—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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Do all your reps on this side before switching sides and repeating.—
Greg Presto,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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Spray affected areas thoroughly, and wipe the plant to remove webs, repeating the process every few days, says Peters.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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An hour later, for its first concert since the fires, parishioners sat in awe as Grammy Award winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers weaved her bow across her violin, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach echoing through the church.—
Camelia Heins,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Following the meeting, Buckingham Palace confirmed that the King had a private tea at Clarence House with the Duke of Sussex and said no further details would be shared with a spokesperson for Prince Harry echoing the same sentiment.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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While speaking, Mamdani went into the archives of Indian history, quoting its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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His victory speech was bold and defiant, even beginning by quoting Eugene Debs, a committed socialist who created the Socialist Party of America.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Parroting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parroting. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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