parroting

verb

present participle of parrot
as in repeating
to say after another the toddler parroted everything her father said, often to the latter's embarrassment

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Recent Examples of parroting Eighty years of evidence, much of it the party’s own, shows cadres parroting the scripts given to them, performing the required contrition, and then reverting to their earlier behaviors the moment the campaign ends. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026 Warsh’s signature move as chairman has been to strip out forward guidance so that markets can price the economy as opposed to just parroting the Fed. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Instead, what really appears to be happening is yet another cautionary tale about AI digesting incorrect information and parroting it back to users uncritically. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 25 June 2026 Students’ greatest skills are now parroting pre-formulated slogans and protesting on immigration enforcement, gender ideology, race, foreign policy, or the Supreme Court long before they have been taught the intellectual discipline necessary to evaluate any of those issues seriously. — Courtney Corbello, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026 So the dollar will remain the world’s monetary hub, while the doomsters continue parroting the same old nonsense. — Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 20 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 Advertisement Witkoff was criticized early on by Zelensky and others for allegedly parroting Russian talking points and even relying during diplomatic talks on the Kremlin’s Russian language interpreter. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Nov. 2025 So usually what students just end up doing is sort of parroting whatever the professor says for the sake of the grade. — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parroting
  1. repeating
  2. echoing
  3. quoting
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  • Microbial fibers trap sand particles ​In this study, scientists used microbial cells that produce cellulose, a naturally occurring biopolymer made of repeating glucose units.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Tusk’s warning against repeating other countries’ mistakes reinforces a similar political message.
    — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of repeating
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  • The Pentagon has communicated to NATO members that a US procurement program that sends weapons to Ukraine via NATO is continuing uninterrupted, a European official told Semafor, echoing comments made by the US ambassador to NATO earlier this week.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • McCallum emphasized – echoing warnings from previous years – that the threat posed by states is now a key focus for the service.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of echoing
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  • The Associated Press reported 50 demonstrators, including minors, were detained and at least two police officers were hurt in a protest that required water cannons to disperse the crowd, quoting the LaPresse news agency.
    — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Hegseth finished up by quoting Lincoln — actually Linkin Park.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of quoting

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“Parroting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parroting. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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