spiel

Definition of spielnext
as in presentation
informal a fast utterance that someone has often said before and that is usually intended to persuade people to buy something, agree to something, etc. I listened to the salesman's spiel but still refused to buy anything. He gave me a long spiel about the benefits of joining the club.

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Recent Examples of spiel Critics lacking a serious investment in women’s basketball can conveniently swoop in to recite their spiel, and pay no attention to the sport itself. — Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026 This spiel might be about phones, but there’s a new Pixel Watch 5 on the block, too. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026 That’s because the public that has bought into its inflated spiel may end up being let down with a jolt. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026 The commercials, featuring the company’s young CEO, Margo Case (Kathryn Newton), fuse Big Pharma come-on with a vague feminist spiel, and Carol rolls her eyes at all the feel-good whatever. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spiel
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Noun
  • Now Birkett gives candidates an AI model and asks them to analyze the data and build a presentation.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • An after party and an international guest list extended the presentation beyond the runway.
    — Footwear News, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Head coach Charles Lee said Reid’s speech gave the team a calm and confidence.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
  • His device converted sound into electrical signals that could travel over wires and be converted back into speech.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Nearly all of their rituals are rooted in female submission, expressed without words to keep the film from feeling like a lecture.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Biographers of Berryman, including Eileen, tend to record the Shakespeare lecture as a turning point of sorts for the American poet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The four countries agreed Monday to continue talks on expanding cooperation among them, particularly about regional peace and security, a statement said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Those talks collapsed over price and worries about antitrust pushback, neither of which hold true today.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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“Spiel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiel. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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