Meaning & use
Parroting
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Repeating someone else's words or opinions without understanding or original thought.
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Critics accused the pundit of simply parroting the party's talking points.
The student was parroting the textbook definition instead of explaining it in his own words.
A note on using this word
The verb draws on the popular image of pet parrots repeating human speech without comprehension.
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