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Recent Examples of shill
To quote another Kellogg’s shill, the early indications suggest that this should still be a Grrreat! fall for sports TV, although some vendors may be reduced to eating cereal for dinner.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Here, a pair of Marvel superheroes shill for A.I. glasses with an assist from the Kardashian matriarch.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Feb. 2025
The Athletic has become a bit of a shill for 115 FC, seemingly quite credulous in the face of the overwhelming evidence.. much of which comes from their own emails.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
His other abiding project has been identifying what’s the matter with the Democrats, and his answer, which chimes with al-Gharbi’s, is that the Party’s upper ranks have been infiltrated by anti-populist corporate shills.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Here, a pair of Marvel superheroes shill for A.I. glasses with an assist from the Kardashian matriarch.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Feb. 2025
The Athletic has become a bit of a shill for 115 FC, seemingly quite credulous in the face of the overwhelming evidence.. much of which comes from their own emails.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
His other abiding project has been identifying what’s the matter with the Democrats, and his answer, which chimes with al-Gharbi’s, is that the Party’s upper ranks have been infiltrated by anti-populist corporate shills.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shill
Noun
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While Fury announced his retirement last January, promoter Frank Warren hinted at a Fury comeback with the British fighter hoping to complete a trilogy against the undefeated champion.—
Antonio Losada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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In the article, Roufus criticized promoters who were focused on profits and lacked the experience to safely sponsor fights.—
Cleo Krejci,
jsonline.com,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On a cross-ice play right at the net front, Alex Lyon slid across and made a clutch save on Matias Maccelli.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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On the injury front, Scoot Henderson (hamstring) remains out while Robert Williams III (knee) won’t play on Friday.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The steps of the terrazzo staircase are intended to look like white piano keys while the jewelry area features a metal mesh backdrop similar to the comb on the mouthpiece of a harmonica.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The bubble of my laughter echoes in my mouthpiece.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Shill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shill. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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