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
The coach, now an ESPN analyst, not only made a good case in under a minute, but delivered his spiel with passion.
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Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2024
On a desk inside the caged workshop after the safety video spiel in the attraction queue.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024
His spiel recounted the destructiveness of the attack.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 6 June 2024
And that’s on top of the standard spiel about the Doctor having two hearts and traveling through time and space in a police box.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 May 2024
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Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2024
On a desk inside the caged workshop after the safety video spiel in the attraction queue.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024
His spiel recounted the destructiveness of the attack.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 6 June 2024
And that’s on top of the standard spiel about the Doctor having two hearts and traveling through time and space in a police box.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiel
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Perhaps earmark some of those funds for a reissue of the Beastie Boys’ third album, Ill Communication, which is out now in a massive presentation across three 180g LPs with lenticular cover art and 12 bonus cuts and remixes, all stored in a hard slipcase.Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 21 Nov. 2024
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The parade will be broadcast live on NBC, with an encore presentation at 2 p.m. Is there a live stream of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Russian leader offered up his first public congratulations on Trump’s election win somewhat offhandedly, in a question-and-answer session that followed a lengthy speech.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Each inflatable have its own audio cone and its own speech.Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 27 Nov. 2024
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But Sir Ridley Scott does not want to deliver a connect-the-dots lecture.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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In his lecture, Goldberg gives the example of a robot pushing a bottle across a table.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
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The same goes for understanding culture—talk to your employees, ask them about their customs, have healthy discussions on differences and learn how to do it their way.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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David Heyman, who developed the films, was talks to do the same.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Spiel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiel. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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