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 woman who answered delivered the same spiel as the others.
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Melody Chiu, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
As such, brands have less license to fob us off with marketing spiel.
—Viola Levy, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Then, a very enthusiastic staff member gave my group a pre-attraction safety spiel before ushering us through the doors.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
Her goal was to paint a fuller picture, to chronicle the thefts and failures, debunk the marketing spiel, and underline the risks in the process.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 30 May 2023
See All Example Sentences for spiel
Melody Chiu, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
As such, brands have less license to fob us off with marketing spiel.
—Viola Levy, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Then, a very enthusiastic staff member gave my group a pre-attraction safety spiel before ushering us through the doors.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
Her goal was to paint a fuller picture, to chronicle the thefts and failures, debunk the marketing spiel, and underline the risks in the process.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 30 May 2023
See All Example Sentences for spiel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiel
Noun
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This can be observed in his choice to host the presentation of Pellador’s Summer 2025 collection at Skehans Freehouse, an Irish pub in a residential area of South East London.—
Glenys Johnson,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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After the presentation, Nguyen answered some questions from this news organization regarding the tariffs, taxes and trade issues being pondered by the White House.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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During his speech, Trump praised Apple, Meta, and Nvidia for spending money and investing in the United States.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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Cuomo leveled the broadside at his opponents during an evening speech at the West Side Institutional Synagogue in Manhattan.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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In addition to taking part in the panel discussion, Hirata was also part of a program on Thursday called Befriend Your Butterflies, a lecture examining the concept of performance anxiety through the lens of psychology and musical performance.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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Central Florida Stamp Club: Meetings include auctions and informative lectures.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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Trump and Carney agreed that Dominic LeBlanc, Canada’s minister of international trade, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick will intensify talks to address the coming tariffs in the interim.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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These comments come after the U.S. conducted separate peace talks with Moscow and Kyiv in Saudi Arabia, which led to a partial ceasefire in the Black Sea and an agreement to halt strikes on energy infrastructure.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Spiel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiel. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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