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Recent Examples of shill
The main villain of the piece, Simba’s dreadful uncle Scar, is a superior bad guy, pensive and brooding rather than angry or shill.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024
And if the government appoints a shill to the position, the credibility of the whole system evaporates.
—Omar S. Bashir, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2012
Carrie will be with us for the whole ride and will quickly prove no mere Establishment shill.
—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
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024
And if the government appoints a shill to the position, the credibility of the whole system evaporates.
—Omar S. Bashir, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2012
Carrie will be with us for the whole ride and will quickly prove no mere Establishment shill.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shill
Noun
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The organization also brought in medical teams to train 48 people in the community as health workers and health promoters to ensure the availability of basic medical services.—
Diane Cole,
NPR,
19 June 2025
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In addition, Happel co-owns the South Broadway rock club HQ with former Live Nation and Soda Jerk Presents promoter Ore.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
19 June 2025
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Daboll had to assure the public that everything remains solid on the injury front regarding Nabers and others who are sitting out currently.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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But on another front, leaders abandoned a statement on the Ukraine war due to resistance from the United States.—
Sara Miller Llana,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 June 2025
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Eight years ago, Sarah Huckabee Sanders was Trump’s press secretary, the public mouthpiece for those Infrastructure-Week-any-day-now announcements.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
12 June 2025
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No discomfort arises from keeping the mouth clenched on a snorkel mouthpiece, and often, this type of mask will not fog as readily.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
20 May 2025
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“Shill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shill. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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