shill

Definition of shillnext

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Recent Examples of shill The announcers, conveniently, get into the act, conscripted shills for their betting partners. Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Oct. 2025 Trump will destroy his reputation and loose [sic] his entire base, shills and apologists included. Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 Immediately after Aldean’s second opening act Nate Smith’s performance, Aldean popped up on the screens to shill for the company in a prerecorded ad. Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025 One prompt turned Gemini into a shill for an imaginary product. PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shill
Noun
  • The camera spins on its own ketamine high as Peter (Firstman), party promoter extraordinaire and generous drug dealer, kicks off another evening.
    Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Famed Phoenix concert promoter is selling 50 years of music history Foodies are crashing out over Michelin snub.
    Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Although not quite as polished on the racial politics front, Lanterns’s third episode is no less intriguing, as an hour of television dedicated not only to answering pressing questions but fleshing out its lead character in disturbing ways.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The California Pizza Kitchen Story is like two-books-in-one on this front.
    Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Pre-match, the tennis star also sported some custom jewelry from Filipino-American designer Chris Habana, including ear cuffs and a gold mouthpiece.
    Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Pulling up on the mouthpiece nozzle then releases the flow for drinking, just like with any other water bottle.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Shill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shill. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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