shill

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Recent Examples of shill The main villain of the piece, Simba’s dreadful uncle Scar, is a superior bad guy, pensive and brooding rather than angry or shill. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024 And if the government appoints a shill to the position, the credibility of the whole system evaporates. 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 See All Example Sentences for shill
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Noun
  • His trajectory in the music industry went from concert promoter and artist manager to entrepreneur who launched Absolute Merch with no funding in 2012.
    Andrea Zarczynski, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Just hours after tickets went on sale Thursday (June 26) for the legendary rock band’s 2025 stadium tour, promoter TEG Van Egmond has announced second dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane due to overwhelming demand.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • With two eight-piston monobloc calipers at the front and two six-piston monobloc calipers at the back, the brake system can bring the Bolide from 186 mph to a standstill in 6.0 seconds, doing so in 748 feet.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 June 2025
  • The story at the front of the room is often one of strategic control.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • When the mouthpiece is closed, our tester found there were no leaks, even when the bottle was turned upside down.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 19 June 2025
  • Step five: Remove the mouthpiece, rinse your mouth with water, and clean the device as instructed.
    Daley Quinn, Glamour, 11 June 2025

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“Shill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shill. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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