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parrot

[par-uht] / ˈpær ət /
VERB
repeat
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
be original


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Hotel security made them remove the parrot, though the humans were allowed to return and eat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

To explore the question, the researchers turned to data from the ManyParrots project, a collaborative network that studies parrot learning, cognition, and vocal behavior through surveys and audio recordings.

From Science Daily Jun. 14, 2026

He was Sam the Eagle, our national bird transformed by a Disney artist, and to some eyes bearing a slight resemblance to an earlier Disney avian character, a parrot.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

Parakeets are the UK's only naturalised parrot, according to the RSPB, and they are common sight around London and parts of the south-east of England.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

The chances of finding the parrot struck me as fairly slim.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Fifty eggs suspected to be those of endangered parrots were intercepted at South Africa's main airport in Johannesburg last Thursday - and some of them have now hatched.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

It is also one of the heaviest parrots and is known for its unusual nighttime lifestyle.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

The researchers also found strong evidence that some parrots were not simply applying names to broad groups such as "people."

From Science Daily Jun. 14, 2026

NatureScot said it was not known why parrots, and other birds, eat or dismantle windscreen wipers.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

I came up sputtering and saw the trout flick his tail and head downstream, where there were no girls with petticoats and no parrots.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Throughout the show, fans shook lightsticks, parroted Katseye's dance moves and, in some cases, spontaneously burst into tears.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

The expenses that Pentagon officials cited in congressional testimony and that then were parroted in media coverage are much lower than the costs the U.S. public will be forced to pay.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

One day a fourth grader appeared in front of her with a book about gay civil rights leader Harvey Milk and parroted the line, “This book is an abomination.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2024

Wartime clichés, amplified by the press, are mindlessly parroted by the public.

From Salon Dec. 4, 2022

“Bisguier also my second,” parroted Bobby, trying to duplicate Benko’s Magyar accent.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

“People are coming into a therapist’s office and parroting what they hear on social media,” Anderson says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, addressed the crowds where he criticised politicians for "parroting" his ideas.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2025

A rallying cry soon came from @ladyfromtheoutside, a TikTok creator who found inspiration in Ms. Kalil’s parroting of Marie Antoinette.

From New York Times May 17, 2024

There’s a reason that even major tech companies are parroting the claims that “A.I. will kill us all.”

From Slate Nov. 15, 2023

Sometimes I'd spend the half hour parroting whatever Agent Samson had to say.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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