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Recent Examples of sound bite
Kirk, too, was someone who understood the power of that culture, using viral sound bites and incendiary podcast monologues to wield it.
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Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
There were no knockdowns, no calls from commentators that now live on as sound bites.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
What became clear to me is that, too often, conversations about Israel and other heated topics are reduced to ideological sound bites.
—Rchin Bari, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Whereas formal diplomacy operates in the spotlight—with joint statements, red-carpet visits and sound bites—communication by conduct happens in the shadows.
—Majeed Javdani, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
There were no knockdowns, no calls from commentators that now live on as sound bites.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
What became clear to me is that, too often, conversations about Israel and other heated topics are reduced to ideological sound bites.
—Rchin Bari, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Whereas formal diplomacy operates in the spotlight—with joint statements, red-carpet visits and sound bites—communication by conduct happens in the shadows.
—Majeed Javdani, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sound bite
Noun
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The lighthearted clip quickly resonated with viewers, racking up over 4 million views on Instagram.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Instagram page @NYDrillOfficial posted a clip from the channel News 12 showing New Yorkers lamenting the SNAP shutdown.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Jojoba oil and multi-weight proteins deeply moisturize and strengthen each strand, while green tea and sage extracts deliver antioxidant protection to help reduce color fading and support a healthy scalp.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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It’s packed with calming ingredients like oat kernel extract, beta-glucan, and panthenol to support the skin barrier, while glycerin helps lock in moisture.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Listen to snippets of the songs.—
NPR,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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The two other successful movies of the summer of 1976 were That’s Entertainment, Part 2, a movie composed of snippets from lots of old movies, and All the President’s Men.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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As a childless person who doesn’t teach I’ve been happily unaware that, due to standardized testing requirements that favor close reads of excerpts over whole books, there’s an entire generation of students who have very little contextual framework for the literature they’re being taught in school.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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This excerpt was adapted from George Packer’s novel The Emergency.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Each fin features quotations cherry-picked from a century of glowing Phantom press reviews.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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Is that a genuine quotation, however, or is Lang merely fooling with us?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Sound bite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sound%20bite. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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