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Recent Examples of parrot
Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
When Russia, another strategic partner, invaded Ukraine in 2022, China stopped short of condemning Moscow or opposing the war, instead parroting Russian narrative of blaming on the United States and its NATO allies for provoking the conflict.
—Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Three cats and a parrot were rescued from the fire, but one died, according to West Metro Fire Rescue.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
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Verb
The article parroted talking points on rising student enrollment but not the hiring of a student retention officer to try and keep students from leaving.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
When Russia, another strategic partner, invaded Ukraine in 2022, China stopped short of condemning Moscow or opposing the war, instead parroting Russian narrative of blaming on the United States and its NATO allies for provoking the conflict.
—Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
And this June, 11 people were indicted in the Taiwan Strait’s Matsu Islands in connection with allegedly smuggling more than 4,500 parrot eggs to China.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Three cats and a parrot were rescued from the fire, but one died, according to West Metro Fire Rescue.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parrot
Verb
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Maximilian Tomei, chief executive officer and co-portfolio manager at Galena Asset Management, echoed that the recent price action has less to do with fundamentals.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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This is echoed in CNTraveler’s 2026 trends.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Yet Ben, as a slasher, represents a minor triumph of practical effects (he’s played by Miguel Torres Umba in an ape suit).—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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While our ape ancestors might well have been consuming naturally fermented alcohol for millions of years, only humans, with our powers of logical inference, have been able to refine the process.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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In its statement to NPR, DHS again repeated the claim about Retes, who is preparing a civil lawsuit against the federal government to recover damages for his rights being violated.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Volunteers — some from corporate sponsors, others who might come off the annual wait list for this opportunity — then carefully use a rubber stamp with this year’s winning original verse on the envelope.—
Mindy Sink,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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That was obvious in Palm Beach County when county commissioners were poised last month to rubber stamp a data center complex roughly the size of 150 football fields.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Late last year, Lovato quoted the lyrics to one of her iconic songs in the caption of an Instagram post.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
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The statement offered no details, though Iranian state media quoted Araghchi as saying third-party mediators had been in touch.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As mentioned earlier, the NFL is a copycat league which makes this story even better.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2026
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And then there’s Aster, a Hyperliquid copycat that’s closely aligned with the crypto exchange Binance.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The comic actress was an Emmy Award winner and a beloved entertainer across generations.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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Lainey Wilson’s current status as an arena headliner, the reigning CMA entertainer of the year winner and Billboard charting hitmaker will be explored through a new Netflix documentary.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Did Coachella, Rio and the Mayhem Ball take her to her highest heights yet as a live performer?—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2026
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What ties it all together, however, is SINAKA as a performer.—
Tomás Gauna,
Pitchfork,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Parrot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parrot. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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