sizzle reel
noun
: a short, usually flashy video used to promote a product, service, proposed project, etc.
He and Kari are also pitching a family show to the networks. … The sizzle reel has his two teenage daughters in Maui, learning to cut sugarcane.—
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America's Got Talent Season 20 Trailer Look below for the America's Got Talent Season 20 trailer, which contains a sizzle reel of everything that's coming up on the show.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Doocy then gave individual kudos to Fox & Friends co-hosts Brian Kilmeade, Ainsley Earhardt and Lawrence Jones, who cued up a sizzle reel of highlights from Doocy’s many years at Fox & Friends.
—Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 1 May 2025
Leo brought on Ting and created the most glorious sizzle reel.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
There’s so much competing for people’s time, that creating posters, cutting sizzle reels, even convincing an actor to make the trek to Cannes for meets and greets may not be enough to convince a studio to sign the dotted line.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 13 May 2025
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Doocy then gave individual kudos to Fox & Friends co-hosts Brian Kilmeade, Ainsley Earhardt and Lawrence Jones, who cued up a sizzle reel of highlights from Doocy’s many years at Fox & Friends.
—Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 1 May 2025
Leo brought on Ting and created the most glorious sizzle reel.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
There’s so much competing for people’s time, that creating posters, cutting sizzle reels, even convincing an actor to make the trek to Cannes for meets and greets may not be enough to convince a studio to sign the dotted line.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 13 May 2025
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“Sizzle reel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sizzle%20reel. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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