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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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In addition, famed promoter Don King signed her as his first female client in 1993.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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As a prize fight champion, Olympic gold medalist and now successful boxing promoter, Oscar De La Hoya should be the last person on earth who supports Jake Paul.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Britain ultimately lost not only because of Washington’s extraordinary tenacity in the war’s several mainland theaters, but also because the king’s men had to stage long sieges, wage desperate naval battles, and take mounting casualties on too many other fronts spread too far apart.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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But even as the governor touts the state’s climate achievements, his broader agenda faces friction on two fronts — from federal rollbacks that legally challenge California’s own state-level green authority, and from questions over his own commitment to phasing out fossil fuels.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Morrissey himself hasn’t commented on the cancellation either through social media or his usual mouthpiece fan websites.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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“Shill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shill. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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