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Recent Examples of sound bite
Those 35 seconds will go down in sideline interview history, as one in-game sound bite that actually meant something, sent up a flashing red flag that alerted all to keep watching.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Energy vampires are everywhere, thirsty for a selfie or a sound bite or a Zoom.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Any sound bite is a potential weapon.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Ahead of the episode, Harry and Colbert, 61, made a cheeky social media video set to a viral Great British Bake Off sound bite.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Energy vampires are everywhere, thirsty for a selfie or a sound bite or a Zoom.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Any sound bite is a potential weapon.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Ahead of the episode, Harry and Colbert, 61, made a cheeky social media video set to a viral Great British Bake Off sound bite.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sound bite
Noun
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The clip follows a hoodie-sporting, head-over-heels Rodrigo wandering around New York City with a posse of ballerinas in tow.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
12 June 2026
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In both cases, Spanish military aircraft provided an airborne escort, a sign of respect for visiting dignitaries, and in one clip of the video Leo is seen waving to the escorting pilot.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Fruit extracts clarify excess oil and buildup, while a cooling mint complex and menthol deliver a refreshing tingle, leaving your scalp feeling clean, balanced, and freshly reset.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
18 June 2026
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Add a dash of vanilla extract or a teaspoon of vanilla bean paste.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
Noun
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There are snippets and fragments of it found in the margins of the work day.—
Esther K. Choy,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Not exactly anthology but hardly contiguous narrative, Koosha’s film works best as a kind of dispatch from a troubled moment, giving us human snippets to understand what can be an abstract violence.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Read an exclusive excerpt below.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Students occupied the building and hung banners with mocking quotations from Horkheimer.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Lowbrow sources such as Sunday funnies, B movies, and advertisements are present but are more diffuse, rarely coalescing into obvious quotation.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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“Sound bite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sound%20bite. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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