Thesaurus results for SHILL

shill

noun

Definition of shill

as in promoter

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Recent Examples of shill In this unfortunate category, Amazon’s new feature for generating mini-podcast segments that shill for products on its shopping platform really takes the cake. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026 The four prominent columnists who only resigned from the Jewish Chronicle after it was caught publishing fabrications might always be remembered as shills for a genocidal regime. — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 Part of the brothers’ shtick is their tireless commitment to the products they are paid to shill. — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 8 Jan. 2026 The announcers, conveniently, get into the act, conscripted shills for their betting partners. — Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shill

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Noun

By the time jokes start flying, about 12,300 tickets will have been purchased, said Creston Thornton, president of promoter Live Nation’s mountain region.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
Canny has decades of experience in the rock world, variously serving as a talent buyer, a concert promoter, an artist-management company VP, and the founder of an artist-representative firm.

— News Desk, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of promoter

Noun

Stamos and Christian Love helped Mike to his feet, and then, on either side of him, held his arms aloft in the air in a triumphant pose, until the curtains closed in front of them.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Jones has become known for hosting some of the biggest names in Southern art, including Tara Stallworth Lee, Daniel José Carr, Renee Hanan Plata, and William Dooley, at Room 412, his tiny gallery space at the front of his apartment.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of front

Noun

And yet the actors have an almost startling lack of connection because every line they’re tasked with reading plays as if from a mouthpiece trying to force someone else’s words out, awkwardly and clunkily.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026
So wake up with chin straps fastened and mouthpieces in place.

— Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026