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Recent Examples of parrots
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2026
Smelly parrots the size of small cats The kakapo is a majestic creature that can live for 60 to 80 years.
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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.
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F.d. Flam,
Twin Cities,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
Now everyone looks better and everyone looks the same and everyone parrots important key words and everyone uses punchy action verbs.
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Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2026
Smelly parrots the size of small cats The kakapo is a majestic creature that can live for 60 to 80 years.
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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.
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F.d. Flam,
Twin Cities,
6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parrots
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The process repeats until a clear winner emerges with a majority of the vote.
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History repeats itself A similar scenario is unfolding today.
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There will be more rubber stamps on the way, as other shops still lag.
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The largely ceremonial legislature rubber stamps decisions that have been made by the ruling Communist Party.
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The financial media still quotes him here and there.
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Both models get an 85-kWh battery pack, and Mercedes quotes a maximum range of 312 miles for the more powerful variant.
Noun
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There may be echoes of history on George’s first day.
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Instead of a handheld probe sweeping across your skin, a ring of transducers surrounds the body underwater and fires sound waves from every angle at once, reconstructing a full 3D volume from the echoes.
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Apollo’s early-2010s bet on its insurer Athene spawned a decade of copycats, and over the past few years most big alternative asset managers have either bought a life-insurance company or launched dedicated businesses to manage their money.
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The film spawned a host of copycats, but that's not surprising given its incredible success, including an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Alaska, Hawaiian are consistent performers The AQR also singled out Alaska Airlines as the steadiest performer in the industry.
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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.
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Just as their characters have evolved and gained electric momentum in their careers, so have the actors.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also warned that Washington would not tolerate any tolling system on Hormuz, saying his agency would aggressively target any actors involved.
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“Parrots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parrots. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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