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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.
—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
Now everyone looks better and everyone looks the same and everyone parrots important key words and everyone uses punchy action verbs.
—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.
—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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But traffic in the key Strait of Hormuz passageway may never return to prewar levels if history repeats itself.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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History repeats itself Netanyahu is driven in large part by Israeli domestic affairs.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
Noun
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There will be more rubber stamps on the way, as other shops still lag.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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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
Verb
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In his new encyclical, released yesterday, Leo quotes one literary character in the entire 40,000-word document.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2026
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Haber always quotes his prices in dollars, even for visitors not from the United States.—
Theia Chatelle,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Unlike Diller’s, hers was laid-back and authoritative, with echoes of Miranda Priestly (another stylish doyenne with a beleaguered protégée).—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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There are the faintest echoes of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre in the Yorkshire Moors setting.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Noun
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With so much of the NHL’s top talent concentrated among teams that had been picking at the top of the draft, and with most of the Cup titles starting to go to those three clubs, the copycats followed.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The copycats aren't the only ones showing up to pay their respects.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 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 union will also get notice and an opportunity to bargain in case studios begin using synthetic actors, but will not be in a position to call a strike over the issue until 2030.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 June 2026
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But the actors are reduced to joke machines trapped in a nonsensical nonplot, and while some of those gags yield laughs, a far greater number fall flat.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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“Parrots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parrots. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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