sound bite

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Recent Examples of sound bite Instead of highlighting Nashville General's progress, reporters selectively use sound bites to undermine Dr. Webb. Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Media saturation of sound bites and the repetitive barrage of images can further exacerbate and deepen vicarious trauma. Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Complex issues are not reduced to 15-second sound bites. Carmel Dagan, Variety, 26 June 2025 Twenty-three years of a smug, smarmy host, and a bunch of sportswriters desperate for sound bites and attention. Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sound bite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sound bite
Noun
  • Complete with engaging animations and a superhero storyline, this 2-minute long clip has a lot to offer kids in terms of entertainment in a short window.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Even her claw clip brought a bit of a beachy vibe to Surrey's Brookwood Cemetery, despite the fake snow.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This shampoo is formulated with lavender and rosemary extracts, which Gaunitz says can reduce bacteria, function, and stimulate blood flow to the scalp.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Medea, of Greek myth, rejuvenated her lover’s father by replacing his blood with plant extracts and foam from a sacrificed werewolf—or, another source has it, by boiling him in a golden cauldron.
    Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Each perspective was shaped by limited information, snippets of a life reduced to headlines.
    Ethan Bauer, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Lively and engaging animations and cartoon drawings were designed by an in-house artist team and are dotted across the website, offering educational snippets to pet parents.
    Emma Kershaw, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • During his presentation to planners, Kleven showed excerpts from the town’s comprehensive master plan, which called for more affordable housing.
    Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • As such, following are edited excerpts from our conversations over the years.
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Pirani conceded in court the materials contained legal citations to nonexistent cases and quotations of nonexistent passages, according to the judge's opinion and order.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 July 2025
  • Glass’s Twenty Etudes, written in two books from the early 1990s through 2012, chart a similar trajectory, from the repetitive textures of his early music toward a language broadened in length and scope, involving quotation, musical code-switching, detailed harmony, and melodic invention.
    Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025

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“Sound bite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sound%20bite. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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