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Recent Examples of shill
And if the government appoints a shill to the position, the credibility of the whole system evaporates.
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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
He’s got no whiskey to shill or brand to build other than being himself.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
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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
He’s got no whiskey to shill or brand to build other than being himself.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shill
Noun
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Like other concert promoters and talent buyers, Slusher does a lot of research before booking a band or solo artist.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Jamaican promoters Sunnation have perfected the art of the high-end breakfast party in both Trinidad and Jamaica, with their Jamaica fete ensconced as the place to see-and-be-seen at Jamaica Carnival each April.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The men have also represented on the fashion front, with the ever-stylish Colman Domingo and the singular Jeremy Strong among the nominees.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2025
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The screen can then be folded in half horizontally to create two screens — one on the front and one on the back.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Even within the limits of internet sketch comedy, Mooney illustrates how much Holmes’s appeal is grounded in his close companion acting as a vocal mouthpiece and reactive springboard for our own excitement and awe.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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Even today, remnants of that narrative persist among those who serve as a mouthpiece for big banks and deny its transformative potential.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
19 Oct. 2024
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“Shill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shill. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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