Thesaurus results for SPIELS

spiels

noun

plural of spiel

as in presentations

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 spiels More-descriptive language on the menu and some effective, brief spiels from the servers would help engage guests not just with the exciting flavors but with the thoughtful messaging behind them. — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Even as Bankman-Fried was captivating the crypto industry with spiels about his alleged genius, Yan and his team stayed away, preferring to trade on platforms like Coinbase. — Ben Weiss, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026

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Yet despite their contrasting presentations, there is little to distinguish their strategies at this early stage.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Across five days, View’s filmmaking presentations and executive discussions offer different perspectives on how those pressures are reshaping production.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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Last month, the Economist used Pangram to analyze parliamentary speeches, finding that 10% of the words spoken in the British Parliament were drafted with AI.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Trump, at this point, was not the rebel candidate who first showed up in Youngstown 10 years ago, with rally speeches about the threat of mass Muslim immigration.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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After eleven years of trying to contain the Houthi advance militarily and through talks, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his brother, Defense Minister Khaled bin Salman, face limited options.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, and the federal government last week held talks to postpone the march but failed to reach a resolution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

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