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Recent Examples of shill
And if the government appoints a shill to the position, the credibility of the whole system evaporates.
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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
He’s got no whiskey to shill or brand to build other than being himself.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
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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
He’s got no whiskey to shill or brand to build other than being himself.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shill
Noun
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The merger proposal drew concern from competing concert promoters and venue owners, who claimed at the time that combining Ticketmaster and Live Nation would force them to work with their largest competitor.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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The concept of WrestleMania was created by Vince McMahon, a second-generation wrestling promoter who served as the CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for four decades before resigning from his role with the company in 2024.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Players such as Tuch, who emerged as one of the best two-way forwards in the NHL this season, and Zucker, a reliable veteran who gets to the front of the net and plays a no-nonsense game, are vital pieces to a winning team.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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But there is much less sign of these machines at the front.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The People's Daily, the Communist Party's official mouthpiece, had strong words.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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To get started on your saxophone journey, the Glory Gold alto saxophone set has a saxophone, reeds, mouthpiece cushions and cleaning tools.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Shill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shill. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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