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 Their seconds-long spiels have touched on topical news instead, providing brief summaries of subjects like the protests in Europe and the war in Ukraine, as if long-form journalism is incomplete without a quick nod to the daily headlines. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2026 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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Noun

Users can scroll through webpages, pinch to zoom in on photos, drag and drop slides between presentations, and move windows around the screen using touch gestures.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Wow and Festival Experience dance, music, craft and cooking demonstrations, storytelling, wildlife presentations at the annual Pow Wow and Festival at Stone Mountain Park.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026

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From the first, Prikryl mixes her life story into her characters’ speeches, while the autobiographical lyrics begin to feel like dramatic monologues in disguise.

— Langdon Hammer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Trump and Vice President JD Vance have already made visits to the state in recent weeks, delivering speeches to supporters that touted Marshall and attacked Hamilton.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

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Iranian negotiators are in Qatar for talks on a proposal that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz soon, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

— Sarah el Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
The talks could lead to decade-long energy partnerships, giving Moscow an opportunity to extend its influence in Africa as China and Western countries pursue nuclear deals of their own.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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