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Recent Examples of parrots
Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
And anyone who might have doubts tends to get drowned out by a torrent of early media coverage, which usually parrots the official announcement.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
Smelly parrots the size of small cats The kakapo is a majestic creature that can live for 60 to 80 years.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
And anyone who might have doubts tends to get drowned out by a torrent of early media coverage, which usually parrots the official announcement.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parrots
Verb
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With more companies reporting earnings next week, there are some names that could be in for big gains if history repeats itself.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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History repeats itself with the latest version of BMW’s flagship sedan.—
Stephen Edelstein,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The largely ceremonial legislature rubber stamps decisions that have been made by the ruling Communist Party.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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University governing boards are also appropriately imposing rules governing behavior and becoming less rubber stamps for administrative wishes.—
Richard K. Vedder,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The place is also close to Seventh Avenue retail and restaurants and an eight-minute walk from the practice of a Jungian analyst who quotes Deborah Levy on his website.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
4 May 2026
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Welcome to May, quotes readers!—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
Noun
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But does that have echoes in what’s going on outside our window?—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Drums and synthesizers are interspersed with delicately arranged strings, but there’s something transcendent about the contours and echoes of Raye’s voice.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Creator denounces copycats The trend is largely credited to a TikTok video posted in March by an anonymous creator called Swhileyy.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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What real cookbook authors say about AI copycats.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Alaska, Hawaiian are consistent performers The AQR also singled out Alaska Airlines as the steadiest performer in the industry.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Above, she's pictured with Second City troupers Joe Flaherty, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas and long-time collaborator, Eugene Levy, at a 10 year reunion for the sketch show's Canadian debut.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The cast spans actors of Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian and Korean heritage.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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During the filming of the James Bond movie License to Kill, right after the hotel first opened, many of the actors stayed there.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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“Parrots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parrots. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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