shill

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Recent Examples of shill The announcers, conveniently, get into the act, conscripted shills for their betting partners. Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Oct. 2025 Trump will destroy his reputation and loose [sic] his entire base, shills and apologists included. Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 Immediately after Aldean’s second opening act Nate Smith’s performance, Aldean popped up on the screens to shill for the company in a prerecorded ad. Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025 One prompt turned Gemini into a shill for an imaginary product. PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shill
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Noun
  • Live Nation Israel was formed in 2017 (along with Ticketmaster Israel) when the concert giant took majority ownership in Israeli concert-production company Bluestone, a joint venture between Guy Oseary, Madonna’s longtime manager, Beser, veteran Israeli promoter Shay Mor Yosef, and others.
    Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
  • Bambo follows a 1980s Brooklyn boxing promoter and his daughter.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The comfortable seating area in the living room includes couches and armchairs set in front of the TV and fireplace for relaxing after a day on the slopes, and a dining table provides a nice spot to relax and eat.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
  • Right fielder Jarred Kelenic delivered a tiebreaking two-run double in the fifth inning, and shortstop Colson Montgomery added a solo home run in the seventh to help the Sox to a 6-5 victory against the Kansas City Royals in front of 11,905 on Wednesday at Rate Field.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • He's also vowed to suspend the news services of Hungary's public broadcaster — widely seen as a mouthpiece of Orbán's party — until objectivity can be restored.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • Then, begin using the steamer by pressing the mouthpiece against the fabric and moving in any direction while keeping the fabric taut to help remove wrinkles.
    Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 4 May 2026

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“Shill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shill. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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