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Definition of parrotsnext
present tense third-person singular of parrot
as in echoes
to say after another the toddler parroted everything her father said, often to the latter's embarrassment

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noun

plural of parrot

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Recent Examples of parrots
Verb
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
  • The Tribune repeats his charge that AIPAC influenced local Orthodox rabbis to pressure Leon to drop out of the race.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The process repeats itself over and over again.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Americans' primary oversight entities—rather than rooting out waste and misconduct—now are poised to be rubber stamps for whatever administration is in power.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The article quotes two current professors but doesn’t explore why other faculty members critical of the school were too frightened to speak on the record in what Corcoran described as a campus finally open to different opinions.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Leapmotor quotes a 450-mile range on the WLTP cycle, which is always a little generous, so figure closer to 375 miles under the EPA protocol.
    Adam Ismail, The Drive, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • While the echoes of a pre-Chichén Itzá power still linger in every stone and shadow, contemporary Maya culture is thriving.
    Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The NovaCare Complex offers a natural silo where Hurts’ actions create the loudest echoes.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In the week following Shirley’s viral video, a host of copycats went out to day-care facilities around the country and posted their own videos.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026
  • In addition to Lilli’s likeness, the contract also granted Marx the right to defend it from copycats.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The actors were nearly unrecognizable filming their upcoming series based on the lives of the famed magicians in Los Angeles.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Such is the secrecy behind Sam Mendes’ upcoming four-part biopic about the Beatles that the actors aren’t allowed to take hard copies of the scripts beyond the set.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026

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“Parrots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parrots. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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