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Recent Examples of shill
Carrie will be with us for the whole ride and will quickly prove no mere Establishment shill.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
Is Sanders a corporate shill, forcing us all to still work 24 unnecessary hours per week to feed the greed of the C-suite?
—The Editors, National Review, 18 Mar. 2024
He’s got no whiskey to shill or brand to build other than being himself.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Jon Kelly, editor in chief of Puck, similarly defended his reporter, who was portrayed in the piece as a Zucker shill.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 25 July 2023
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
Is Sanders a corporate shill, forcing us all to still work 24 unnecessary hours per week to feed the greed of the C-suite?
—The Editors, National Review, 18 Mar. 2024
He’s got no whiskey to shill or brand to build other than being himself.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Jon Kelly, editor in chief of Puck, similarly defended his reporter, who was portrayed in the piece as a Zucker shill.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 25 July 2023
See all Example Sentences for shill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shill
Noun
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Lester was also a large promoter of agriculture for the county and state.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Concert venues, party promoters and event creators are pulling out all of the stops, presenting a bevy of opportunities for Chicagoans to celebrate the big day, whether with their beloved or with a group of friends.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Polish up your premises both front and backyard and be clean.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Howe has been attempting to do that, while all private soundings from the club have been consistent on that front, but that is not the same as a senior figure contemporaneously confirming the reality on the record.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Even within the limits of internet sketch comedy, Mooney illustrates how much Holmes’s appeal is grounded in his close companion acting as a vocal mouthpiece and reactive springboard for our own excitement and awe.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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Even today, remnants of that narrative persist among those who serve as a mouthpiece for big banks and deny its transformative potential.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
19 Oct. 2024
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“Shill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shill. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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