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 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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Noun

Sweden’s Petra Fagerström will make her LFW runway debut, while Francesca Lake and Gui Rosa will put on their first LFW presentations.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 July 2026
In 2009, the Directors’ Guild and the Writers’ Guild objected when the TV Academy revealed a plan to pre-tape award presentations in eight categories before the show.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 July 2026

Definition of presentations

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Before the groundbreaking, visitors were seated under a tent as project leaders gave short speeches about the initiative.

— Julianna Mejia July 17, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
The staff member is on unpaid administrative leave after being accused of betting on the prediction market Kalshi, which lets people bet on specific words in the president's speeches, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of speeches

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The foreign minister of Qatar — a mediator in the conflict — had said ceasefire talks would continue after the multiday funeral last week for Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

— NPR Staff, NPR, 14 July 2026
An investment firm run by Reddit co-founder Alex Ohanian is among those involved in early talks.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026

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