shill

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Recent Examples of shill 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 Morihiro, Atwater Village Chef Morihiro Onodera’s omakase-only restaurant shills sushi as slow art. Lela London, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 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. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shill
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Noun
  • Live Nation could have to set limits on its exclusive ticketing contracts and fees, and open some of its venues to rival promoters — along with fees.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • One remedy that many ticketing advocates and Democratic lawmakers want is for the government to force the breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster — which merged in 2010 — separating the concert promoter from the ticket seller.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Burke was found in the front seat of his vehicle, which also suffered damage to the front, prosecutors added.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Two officers then approach the front of the vehicle — one of whom attempts to open the car door, the video shows.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Denver Post gave Friednash, a corporate Democratic centrist mouthpiece, the opportunity to take swipes at Melat Kiros, who garnered nearly two-thirds of the caucus vote for the 1st Congressional District race.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Tillman has taken the time to chronicle his own journey from a traditional Republican to a mouthpiece for an administration that aspires to lock up its foes, shut down independent media, and beat peaceful protesters.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026

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“Shill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shill. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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