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.Rebecca Flint Marx

Examples of sizzle reel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The company previewed a sizzle reel of its work at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which Variety can exclusively share here. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 July 2024 In the second chapter, Kidman is in a more fierce, protective mode, which makes each of the two seasons (to date) play like a powerful sizzle reel of Kidman’s innate, singular abilities. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 June 2024 As is usual for such presentations, Paramount kicked off the meeting with the obligatory programming sizzle reel. Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 June 2024 Before getting into the tech stuff, Apple opened up WWDC 2024 with a sizzle reel detailing its upcoming lineup for Apple TV Plus. Andrew Webster, The Verge, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for sizzle reel 

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Word History

First Known Use

2006, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sizzle reel was in 2006

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“Sizzle reel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sizzle%20reel. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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