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as in pitchwoman
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Recent Examples of pitchman
Because our guy’s Marty Supreme performance is only eclipsed by his turn as pitchman.
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Cash4Gold, a trader that usually relied on cheaply made direct response commercials, in 2009 made a Super Bowl ad that used celebrity pitchman Ed McMahon and rapper MC Hammer.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026
Saban retired two years ago from Alabama and now serves as an ESPN analyst – as well as a pitchman for Aflac and Vrbo.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Jan. 2026
But with his broadcast duties, the Hall of Fame quarterback has been more of a pitchman and advisor than hands-on architect.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Cash4Gold, a trader that usually relied on cheaply made direct response commercials, in 2009 made a Super Bowl ad that used celebrity pitchman Ed McMahon and rapper MC Hammer.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026
Saban retired two years ago from Alabama and now serves as an ESPN analyst – as well as a pitchman for Aflac and Vrbo.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Jan. 2026
But with his broadcast duties, the Hall of Fame quarterback has been more of a pitchman and advisor than hands-on architect.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitchman
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Why are so many celebrities emerging as liquor pitchmen and pitchwomen?—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
2 Mar. 2023
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Viola Davis was a rousing pitchwoman for The Woman King at TIFF, and the 57-year-old Oscar winner’s transformation into a brawny action star should not be underestimated.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2022
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The fact that Harris and Clinton, two highly qualified women, could lose to an amoral TV huckster tells us that American voters either refuse or are incapable of elevating a woman to the most powerful office in the world.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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First published in 2018, this book by long-time New Yorker writer Paige Williams explores the seedier underbelly of the dinosaur world: the black-market hucksters who illegally collect and auction fossils.—
Steve Brusatte,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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How did Carolyn Bessette start working for Calvin Klein? After graduating from Boston University in 1988, Bessette stuck around the city to work as a saleswoman at a Calvin Klein store and moonlight as a marketer for nightclubs.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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Something tells us this furniture saleswoman should quit her day job.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
29 Sep. 2025
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After the purchase, the salesgirl wished Carolyn good luck.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Against this backdrop, the unhappy Angine shops compulsively in a department store and develops a fascination with a playful salesgirl.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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The saleslady wears a glitter cloth mask, long glitter fingernails and a blond dye job that’s tinted her scalp.—
Mitchell S. Jackson,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2023
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Molly and the saleslady peruse the sequins while my son grows increasingly dysregulated.—
Melissa Petro,
Time,
3 Nov. 2022
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While working as a shopgirl, the young Evelyn is recruited as a studio model and soon catches the eye of the preeminent artists of the age.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Two People Exchanging Saliva: In a futuristic black-and-white dystopia where kissing is outlawed and slaps are currency, a wealthy woman and the shopgirl who sells her clothing tempt the status quo.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Pitchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchman. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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