sizzle reel
noun
: a short, usually flashy video used to promote a product, service, proposed project, etc.
He and Kari are also pitching a family show to the networks. … The sizzle reel has his two teenage daughters in Maui, learning to cut sugarcane.—
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The Beginnings of Eminem’s Stans Rosenberg and his team shot early footage and cut together a sizzle reel to show what Stans could be, years before any formal plans were made.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Taking the stage to a brief sizzle reel of her memorable career moments, Lauper wasted no time getting right into the thick of it.
—Jessi Roti, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Following the LipSync acquisition, the group also provides end-to-end post-production services across film, TV, commercials, trailers, sizzle reels, EPKs, social media, corporate content and full location and studio shoots.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
During the panel, a sizzle reel revealed that the LAPD will be making a trip to Prague in the Season 8 premiere.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 27 July 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Taking the stage to a brief sizzle reel of her memorable career moments, Lauper wasted no time getting right into the thick of it.
—Jessi Roti, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Following the LipSync acquisition, the group also provides end-to-end post-production services across film, TV, commercials, trailers, sizzle reels, EPKs, social media, corporate content and full location and studio shoots.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
During the panel, a sizzle reel revealed that the LAPD will be making a trip to Prague in the Season 8 premiere.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 27 July 2025
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“Sizzle reel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sizzle%20reel. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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