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 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
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Verb
  • Shining a specific light on the samples makes the liquid crystals move in repeating patterns.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The Los Angeles Rams are repeating a costly issue that occurred at the start of the 2024 season.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the hours after his death, comments echoing that view and supporting his actions started appearing on social media.
    Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Its roots are purely imitative, echoing the sound itself rather than deriving from a concrete Indo-European root.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Friedman assured the financial community that these hard times will pass, quoting Warren Buffett.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time Moss was rocking an earring and quoting Jeezy, Surtain was rounding into an All-American at Alabama.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Parroting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parroting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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