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Recent Examples of shill
Morihiro, Atwater Village Chef Morihiro Onodera’s omakase-only restaurant shills sushi as slow art.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shill
Noun
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One question has bothered Martin Ludlow in his decades as a concert and event promoter in Los Angeles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Independent producers and promoters rent its venues for their performances and events.—
E. Andrew Taylor,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The lightweight, black satiny nylon jacket featured ruched velvet stripes and a boned ruffle around the neck, a tie belt and a zip front.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The preliminary investigation showed that the front of a Range Rover collided with the front of a Nissan Altima before coming to rest blocking the northbound lanes of the road.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Even after Minneapolis, some of MAGA’s mouthpieces are saying the GOP should run more forcefully on immigration enforcement.—
The Wall Street Journal,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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But if those people are genuinely concerned about how Trump's policies are affecting everyday people, their rage should potentially be focused more at the underlying structures of the administration than at one of its minor mouthpieces.—
Leah Donnella,
NPR,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Shill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shill. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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