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
Hood was giving him the spiel about his work, when the other man cut in.
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Straight gives new customers the same spiel and encourages them to try it in a mixed drink.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
The ubiquity of Netflix was apparent not just in the spiel but in the A-list talent that was trotted out — one of whom used its cultural and commercial dominance for a bit.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Most memorable from the early years was the explanation animation on how to select a song to hear onboard and the safety spiel.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Straight gives new customers the same spiel and encourages them to try it in a mixed drink.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
The ubiquity of Netflix was apparent not just in the spiel but in the A-list talent that was trotted out — one of whom used its cultural and commercial dominance for a bit.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Most memorable from the early years was the explanation animation on how to select a song to hear onboard and the safety spiel.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spiel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiel
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Now, the government plans to finish its presentation on Monday, which means the defense will get to call its own witnesses beginning Tuesday.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
20 June 2025
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The Biennial also features a presentation of paintings from the Gardena High School Art Collection, an assemblage of California Impressionism that began in 1919, and a program curated by present-day teenagers of works drawn from the Orange County Museum of Art collection. Saturday through Jan. 4.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Botulism Symptoms Symptoms of botulism include general weakness, dizziness, double vision, speech or swallowing difficulties, muscle weakness, abdominal distension and constipation.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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In his keynote speech, Guisa presented statistics that illustrated the advantages of genre pics, specifically horror, in the worldwide market.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
25 June 2025
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In 2019, a national survey of OB-GYN, internal medicine and family practice residency programs revealed that 20% of graduating residents had received no lectures on menopause, and 6.8% felt unprepared to care for menopausal patients.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
20 June 2025
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Posted on YouTube, the 7-minute video features comedian Martin Herlihy holding a lecture before a group of high school students, with the goal of teaching them how to convince their parents to buy them a Mac for college.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
20 June 2025
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June is your invitation to walk your talk and finally reclaim your power!—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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But along with streamlining testing and certification processes, the talks had the additional goal of growing a domestic industry.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Spiel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiel. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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